Storm reports for October 11, 2001

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On October 11, 2001, 4 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Franklin County, MS.

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

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.4 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (45 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harrison County, TX (near Marshall) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “A tree was blown over onto a man causing extensive injuries.”
• Harris County, TX (near Pasadena) · Tornado F2 · $3.8 million
  “120 homes, 3 apartment complexes, 2 schools, and some businesses damaged by a tornado. The tornado touched down near Fairmont and Shaver, moving northeast to near the intersection of Southmore and Red-Bluff Road.”
• Bossier Parish, LA (near Haughton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $350,000
  “Trees fell across portions of the Parish. The hardest hit areas were on near Haughton where 3 mobile homes in the Plaguemine Mobile Home Park were crushed by fallen trees. Winds also rolled 5 mobile homes at Cash Point Landing off State Highway 3.”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near Shreveport) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Strong and damaging winds whipped through parts of the city where dozens of homes suffered damage from fallen trees in the Western Hills neighborhood off Pines Rd. Trees were also downed across homes off Lakeshore Dr.”
• Plaquemines Parish, LA (near Port Sulphur) · Tornado F1 · $35,000
  “A tornado struck the Louisiana State University Citrus Station lifting a metal frame building and wrapping it around and damaging a packing shed and storage shed. Greenhouses were also destroyed.”
• Montgomery County, TX (near Conroe) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down.”

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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