Storm reports for November 23, 2001

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On November 23, 2001, 37 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hinds County, MS. Tornadoes killed 9.

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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $42.5 million in property damage, $750,000 in crop damage, 140 injuries and 9 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ashley County, AR (near Wilmot) · Tornado F3 · $2 million · 3 deaths · 11 injuries
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana into Ashley County, Arkansas, 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. The tornado then moved to the south end of Lake Enterprise, just west of Wilmot.”
• Madison County, MS (near Madison) · Tornado F4 · $12 million · 2 deaths · 21 injuries
  “A violent tornado touched down about six miles west-southwest of the city of Madison. The touchdown point of the tornado was just south of the Fairfield subdivision, which is a large, well built subdivision of mostly brick homes.”
• Quitman County, MS (near Sabino) · Tornado F2 · $5 million · 2 deaths · 16 injuries
  “The tornado touched down in the western part of the county near Walnut and tracked northeast eventually crossing into Panola county. Two women were killed when the tornado destroyed their homes. Numerous buildings were destroyed in the county.”
• Panola County, MS (near Crenshaw) · Tornado F2 · $2 million · 1 death · 12 injuries
  “The tornado moved into the far western part of Panola county from Quitman county and tracked northeast eventually moving into Tate county. One girl was killed when the mobile home where she was staying was destroyed. A cluster of homes and a Baptist church were destroyed.”
• Johnson County, AR (near Hunt) · Tornado F2 · 1 death · 4 injuries
  “An F2 tornado that developed over Franklin County, moved into Johnson County about 3 miles west-southwest of Hunt, on Highway 352. The tornado moved northeastward, passing just northwest of Hunt.”
• Bolivar County, MS (near Stringtown) · Tornado F4 · $6 million · 36 injuries
  “A supercell thunderstorm moved out of Chicot County Arkansas into northern Washington County, Mississippi. The storm produced a violent tornado that touced down 2.5 miles southwest of Winterville, or along the northern edge of Lake Ferguson.”

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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