Storm reports for September 20, 2001

On September 20, 2001, 176 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 12 states.

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176hail reports

30damaging-wind reports

8tornado reports

4.00″largest hail reported

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On September 20, 2001, 176 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Cottle County, TX.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
IA	63	4	2	3.00″
MO	34	0	4	2.75″
TX	20	17	0	4.00″
KS	22	0	0	2.75″
OK	19	0	1	3.00″
LA	2	7	0	1.00″
NE	7	0	0	0.88″
MN	6	0	0	2.00″
IL	2	0	0	1.75″
SC	1	1	0	0.75″
VA	0	0	1	–
NC	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Red Oak, IA	5,420	2.50″
Garner, IA	3,049	2.00″
Bloomfield, IA	2,773	2.00″
Indianola, IA	16,297	1.75″
Marshall, MO	13,791	1.75″
Algona, IA	5,341	1.75″
Grandview, MO	26,630	1.00″
Raymore, MO	25,962	1.00″
Belton, MO	25,861	1.00″
Jennings, LA	9,280	1.00″
Childress, TX	5,683	1.00″
Jackson, MN	3,252	1.00″
Fayette, MO	2,832	1.00″
Clarion, IA	2,751	1.00″
Shawnee, KS	69,724	0.88″
Kirksville, MO	17,841	0.88″
Levelland, TX	12,494	0.88″
Merriam, KS	11,560	0.88″
Mission, KS	10,013	0.88″
Charles City, IA	7,081	0.88″
Roeland Park, KS	6,689	0.88″
Leesville, LA	5,339	0.88″
Fairway, KS	4,160	0.88″
Palmyra, MO	3,644	0.88″
Watonga, OK	2,617	0.88″

Hail reports (176)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
21:51	4.00″	Cottle County, TX
23:45	3.00″	Woods County, OK
00:39	3.00″	Jones County, IA
01:10	2.75″	Clark County, KS
02:18	2.75″	Morgan County, MO
16:40	2.50″	Montgomery County, IA
20:15	2.50″	Worth County, IA
19:52	2.00″	Worth County, IA
20:10	2.00″	Kossuth County, IA
20:10	2.00″	Freeborn County, MN
20:45	2.00″	Hancock County, IA
23:48	2.00″	Davis County, IA
00:10	2.00″	Harper County, OK
15:40	1.75″	Pottawattamie County, IA
15:55	1.75″	Mills County, IA
17:03	1.75″	Montgomery County, IA
17:20	1.75″	Adams County, IA
19:48	1.75″	Freeborn County, MN
20:00	1.75″	Kossuth County, IA
20:10	1.75″	Kossuth County, IA
20:10	1.75″	Kossuth County, IA
20:13	1.75″	Freeborn County, MN
20:18	1.75″	Hancock County, IA
20:18	1.75″	Worth County, IA
20:22	1.75″	Worth County, IA
21:05	1.75″	Humboldt County, IA
21:13	1.75″	Pike County, IL
21:17	1.75″	Warren County, IA
21:17	1.75″	Wright County, IA
21:35	1.75″	Warren County, IA
21:39	1.75″	Warren County, IA
22:45	1.75″	Woods County, OK
23:49	1.75″	Appanoose County, IA
23:55	1.75″	Saline County, MO
00:00	1.75″	Saline County, MO
00:58	1.75″	Clark County, KS
01:04	1.75″	Roberts County, TX
16:00	1.50″	Pottawattamie County, IA
16:30	1.50″	Pottawattamie County, IA
22:04	1.50″	Warren County, IA
22:45	1.50″	Andrew County, MO
00:39	1.50″	Beaver County, OK
20:08	1.25″	Winnebago County, IA
20:10	1.25″	Winnebago County, IA
20:10	1.25″	Hancock County, IA
23:05	1.25″	King County, TX
23:12	1.25″	Clark County, KS
00:40	1.25″	Harper County, OK
02:06	1.25″	Adair County, MO
05:10	1.25″	Sumner County, KS
15:15	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
16:25	1.00″	Mills County, IA
18:15	1.00″	Jackson County, MN
19:38	1.00″	Kossuth County, IA
19:47	1.00″	Kossuth County, IA
19:57	1.00″	Worth County, IA
20:19	1.00″	Worth County, IA
20:20	1.00″	Kossuth County, IA
20:25	1.00″	Kossuth County, IA
20:28	1.00″	Worth County, IA
20:40	1.00″	Cochran County, TX
21:30	1.00″	Wright County, IA
21:30	1.00″	Franklin County, IA
21:45	1.00″	Childress County, TX
22:00	1.00″	Marion County, IA
22:03	1.00″	Warren County, IA
22:18	1.00″	Hamilton County, IA
22:27	1.00″	Hemphill County, TX
22:36	1.00″	Hemphill County, TX
22:45	1.00″	Keokuk County, IA
23:08	1.00″	Andrew County, MO
23:57	1.00″	Davis County, IA
00:00	1.00″	Cass County, MO
00:10	1.00″	Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
00:15	1.00″	Davis County, IA
00:30	1.00″	Howard County, MO
00:31	1.00″	Pettis County, MO
00:40	1.00″	Clark County, KS
00:40	1.00″	Clark County, KS
00:44	1.00″	Scotland County, MO
00:54	1.00″	Beaver County, OK
01:10	1.00″	Beaver County, OK
01:12	1.00″	Lipscomb County, TX
01:15	1.00″	Beaver County, OK
01:15	1.00″	Woodward County, OK
01:20	1.00″	Clark County, KS
03:45	1.00″	Garfield County, OK
05:00	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
05:15	1.00″	Cowley County, KS
05:15	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
12:45	0.88″	Madison County, NE
12:55	0.88″	Platte County, NE
15:45	0.88″	Mills County, IA
16:10	0.88″	Montgomery County, IA
19:30	0.88″	Faribault County, MN
20:45	0.88″	Mitchell County, IA
21:30	0.88″	Cottle County, TX
21:30	0.88″	Floyd County, IA
22:00	0.88″	Vernon Parish, LA
22:05	0.88″	Hockley County, TX
22:10	0.88″	Hockley County, TX
22:10	0.88″	Butler County, IA
22:17	0.88″	Woods County, OK
22:30	0.88″	Mahaska County, IA
23:03	0.88″	Gray County, TX
23:20	0.88″	Adair County, MO
23:25	0.88″	Lafayette County, MO
23:30	0.88″	King County, TX
23:43	0.88″	Gray County, TX
23:50	0.88″	Andrew County, MO
23:55	0.88″	Leavenworth County, KS
00:00	0.88″	Davis County, IA
00:35	0.88″	Leavenworth County, KS
00:37	0.88″	Marion County, MO
00:45	0.88″	Johnson County, KS
01:35	0.88″	Morgan County, MO
02:45	0.88″	Morgan County, MO
03:35	0.88″	Blaine County, OK
04:25	0.88″	Kingfisher County, OK
04:59	0.88″	Sumner County, KS
13:15	0.75″	Colfax County, NE
14:00	0.75″	Dodge County, NE
14:51	0.75″	Burt County, NE
15:10	0.75″	Washington County, NE
15:10	0.75″	Harrison County, IA
15:13	0.75″	Sumner County, KS
15:15	0.75″	Douglas County, NE
15:30	0.75″	Creek County, OK
15:53	0.75″	Noble County, OK
16:20	0.75″	Montgomery County, IA
17:30	0.75″	Adams County, IA
19:25	0.75″	Kossuth County, IA
19:27	0.75″	Freeborn County, MN
19:50	0.75″	Grady County, OK
20:54	0.75″	Cerro Gordo County, IA
21:17	0.75″	Floyd County, IA
21:40	0.75″	Butler County, IA
21:50	0.75″	Crosby County, TX
21:53	0.75″	Butler County, IA
21:59	0.75″	Hemphill County, TX
22:00	0.75″	Hamilton County, IA
22:12	0.75″	Butler County, IA
22:21	0.75″	Hamilton County, IA
22:40	0.75″	Holt County, MO
22:52	0.75″	Hemphill County, TX
23:00	0.75″	Ray County, MO
23:08	0.75″	Clark County, KS
23:10	0.75″	Ray County, MO
23:16	0.75″	Foard County, TX
23:20	0.75″	Carroll County, MO
23:25	0.75″	Kiowa County, KS
23:25	0.75″	Woods County, OK
23:30	0.75″	Kiowa County, KS
23:32	0.75″	Knox County, MO
23:35	0.75″	King County, TX
23:36	0.75″	Jefferson County, KS
23:45	0.75″	Knox County, MO
23:54	0.75″	Shelby County, MO
00:00	0.75″	DeKalb County, MO
00:00	0.75″	Clinton County, MO
00:15	0.75″	Cooper County, MO
00:18	0.75″	Leavenworth County, KS
00:19	0.75″	Pettis County, MO
00:37	0.75″	Clark County, KS
00:45	0.75″	Harris County, TX
00:45	0.75″	Adams County, IL
00:48	0.75″	Harper County, OK
00:50	0.75″	Scotland County, MO
01:15	0.75″	Morgan County, MO
01:25	0.75″	Orangeburg County, SC
01:55	0.75″	Miller County, MO
01:57	0.75″	Morgan County, MO
02:00	0.75″	Woodward County, OK
02:10	0.75″	Sullivan County, MO
02:49	0.75″	Miller County, MO
02:50	0.75″	Camden County, MO

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $927,000 in property damage and $558,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (214 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Cottle County, TX	1	$200,000
Worth County, IA	7	$180,000
Appanoose County, IA	5	$90,000
Kossuth County, IA	8	$86,000
Lucas County, IA	2	$80,000
Hancock County, IA	3	$45,000
Warren County, IA	5	$45,000
Davis County, IA	4	$42,000
King County, TX	2	$25,000
Harris County, TX	3	$22,000
Wright County, IA	2	$15,000
Winnebago County, IA	2	$12,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Cottle County, TX (near Paducah) · Hail 4.00″ · $200,000
“A severe multi-cell thunderstorm developed over southern Hall County. The storm drifted east-southeast at 15 mph and produced nickel size hail in Cee Vee in northwestern Cottle County.”
Lucas County, IA (near Lucas) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
“Tornado caused damage to a farmstead north-northeast of Lucas.”
Harris County, TX (near Houston) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
“Light pole down at Pine Forest and Clay Road in west Houston. Power lines down near Gessner and Clay Road and near the Galleria.”
King County, TX (near Grow) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
“Strong thunderstorm wind associated with the storm that hit Paducah earlier in the evening snapped power poles, blew down power lines and trees, and damaged several large barns and storage buildings near Grow.”
King County, TX (near Guthrie) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
“Several barns were damaged one mile south of the Highway 83 and Farm-to-Market Road 193 intersection as indicated by an NWS storm survey.”
Appanoose County, IA (near Udell) · Tornado F1 · $5,000
“Tornado touched down in open country, causing little damage.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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