Storm reports for October 12, 2001

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On October 12, 2001, 69 hail, 91 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Palo Pinto 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 (69)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $28.6 million in property damage, $430,000 in crop damage and 36 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (182 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Medina County, TX (near Hondo) · Tornado F2 · $20 million · 25 injuries
  “The tornado was spotted as it touched down near 940 pm CST just northwest of the Hondo airport. It grew to nearly 500 yards in width and moved toward the southeast for 1.2 miles across the airport and over the National Guard Armory before dissipating near the center of town.”
• Gillespie County, TX (near Stonewall) · Tornado F3 · $1 million · 5 injuries
  “The strongest of the Friday night tornadoes struck the town of Stonewall. This tornado, rated F3 on the Fujita Scale, was preceded by brief gusty winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour, very heavy rainfall and spotty .5-inch hail.”
• Wise County, TX (near Decatur) · Tornado F2 · $750,000 · 1 injury
  “The second Wise county tornado touched down on the southwest side of Decatur, with initial damage to trees and a large storage shed. The tornado strengthened as it moved east northeast into the Lipsey Subdivision.”
• Wise County, TX (near Paradise) · Tornado F2 · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “The first tornado touched down in southwest Paradise at the intersection of School House Road and Sunflower. Initial damage was spotty, with damage to trees, mobile homes, and outbuildings.”
• Medina County, TX (near Hondo) · Thunderstorm wind 115 mph · $2 million
  “The damage at Hondo was due to the combination of a large tornado, severe downburst winds and large hail. The event was classic, as taught in the NWS Skywarn training program.”
• McLennan County, TX (near West) · Tornado F2 · $500,000
  “The second McLennan county tornado touched down just southwest of Tokio then moved east northeast and dissipated 1.3 miles east of West. Homes, a church, and several businesses were damaged in Tokio.”

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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