Storm reports for October 24, 2001

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On October 24, 2001, 119 hail, 560 damaging-wind and 25 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Franklin County, MO. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (119)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $35.7 million in property damage, $746,000 in crop damage, 58 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (719 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Joseph County, IN (near Crumstown) · Tornado F3 · $3 million · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “This tornado touched down just southwest of Crumstown in St Joseph county Indiana and moved northeast into Berrien county Michigan (see Storm Data for Michigan, Extreme Southwest for more information on the end portion of this tornado).”
• Cullman County, AL (near Crane Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000 · 9 injuries
  “Power lines were blown down in Crane Hill.”
• Stoddard County, MO (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000 · 4 injuries
  “At Painton, an outbuilding was blown onto a road, and several trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a home, causing major damage. Trees were also down in and near Advance, Dexter, and Essex. Falling trees took down power lines, causing power outages to about 1,000 customers.”
• Elkhart County, IN (near Elkhart) · Tornado F0 · $936,000 · 3 injuries
  “Tornado touched down southeast of Mishawaka and traveled northeast through the west side of Osceola before moving into Elkhart county northeast of Osceola. F2 damage occurred between Mishawaka and Osceola.”
• Champaign County, IL (near Champaign) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “The tornado initially touched down just west of the intersection of Interstates 57 and 74. An animal hospital sustained minor damage to some free standing brick walls. Moving east northeast from this location, a semi was blown over on the clover leaf of the Interstate intersection.”
• White County, IL (near Centerville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $200,000 · 2 injuries
  “Damaging straight-line winds raked northern White County, downing trees and power lines, and destroying at least one pole barn. On County Road 800 East, a school bus was stopped when it was caught between fallen trees.”

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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