Storm reports for October 23, 2001

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On October 23, 2001, 54 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Racine County, WI.

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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $446,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stark County, OH (near Canton) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees on the southwest side of Canton. A window was also blown out of a building.”
• Daviess County, KY (near Maceo) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Trees were blown down, and a mobile home was damaged.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Evansville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “A few trees and wires were down on the east side of Evansville. The trees were 6 to 8 inches in diameter.”
• Gibson County, IN (near Ft Branch) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A billboard was blown down along U.S. Highway 41.”
• Posey County, IN (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Large branches were blown down, blocking roads.”
• Madison County, MO (near Roselle) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a carport and playhouse, overturned a swingset, scattered roofing shingles and tin sheets over a wide area, and destroyed numerous trees at a home near Roselle. It was reported that the trees were simply pushed over.”

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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