Storm reports for October 9, 2001

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On October 9, 2001, 91 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 30 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Rush County, KS.

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 (91)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $104 million in property damage, $1.5 million in crop damage and 10 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (141 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washita County, OK (near Cordell) · Tornado F3 · $100 million · 9 injuries
  “C1. This tornado developed on the southwest side of Cordell, where a mobile home and metal warehouse were blown into a farmhouse. The tornado then moved through south, east and northeast portions of Cordell, including a business district and a large residential area.”
• Washita County, OK (near Cowden) · Tornado F3 · $600,000 · 1 injury
  “D2. Washita County portion. Extensive tree damage was observed from the Kiowa/Washita County border, northeastward to near State Highway 115, where the tornado leveled (rated F2) the Oakdale Schoolhouse, an old structure built in the 1920s.”
• Polk County, NE (near Polk) · Tornado F3 · $1.8 million
  “A strong tornado entered Polk County from Hamilton County.”
• Hamilton County, NE (near Marquette) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “Tornado crossed from Hamilton County into Polk County.”
• Merrick County, NE (near Central City) · Tornado F2 · $300,000
  “Tornado crossed from Merrick County into Nance County.”
• Caddo County, OK (near Alfalfa) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “D3. A single-floor home was unroofed with the debris completely displaced from its foundation. An outer wall of the home was also blown out. Also along the tornado path, sections of irrigation equipment were either toppled or destroyed, and several trees were snapped at the trunk.”

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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