Storm reports for September 23, 2001

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On September 23, 2001, 37 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Terry 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $97,000 in property damage and $70,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (71 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Eaton County, MI (near Charlotte) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $25,000
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts that blew down numerous 12-16 inch diameter trees. Most of the trees were blown down along an area just under a mile long and a tenth of a mile wide in Charlotte.”
• McCracken County, KY (near (Pah)Barkley Arpt Pa) · Hail 1.50″ · $25,000
  “A severe thunderstorm tracked east across McCracken County, producing a swath of large hail from Barkley Regional Airport to downtown Paducah. At the National Weather Service office at Barkley Airport, dime to quarter size hail nearly covered the ground.”
• Lyon County, KY (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “About ten trees were down, some blocking roads.”
• McCracken County, KY (near Lone Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew about 30 trees down across the county. Some of the trees fell across power lines and roads.”
• Scott County, MO (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down.”
• Ballard County, KY (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees were blown down across three county roads.”

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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