Storm reports for October 22, 2001

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On October 22, 2001, 41 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Lucas County, IA.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $405,000 in property damage and $216,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (45 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sarpy County, NE (near La Vista) · Hail 1.75″
  “A supercell thunderstorm, that produced hail up to golf ball size or a little larger, tracked across Sarpy county. Hail 1.25 inches in diameter was first reported in La Vista, with 1 to 1.75 inch hail then reported in the south part of Omaha, Papillion, Bellevue and in between Bellevue and Offutt…”

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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