Storm reports for November 24, 2001

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On November 24, 2001, 22 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 45 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Tuscaloosa County, AL. Tornadoes killed 4.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15.1 million in property damage, $110,000 in crop damage, 106 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (137 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cherokee County, AL (near Sand Rock) · Tornado F2 · $300,000 · 2 deaths · 4 injuries
  “The tornado began about 2.7 miles south-southwest of Sand Rock at 3:01 pm moving northeast. The tornado moved across the southern and eastern portions of Sand Rock damaging a number of structures. Two people were killed in a mobile home just east of Sand Rock.”
• Dale County, AL (near Daleville) · Tornado F1 · $3 million · 25 injuries
  “A strong F1 tornado touched down just southwest of Daleville, near the northwest corner of Cairns Army Airfield at Fort Rucker. Several maintenance buildings sustained minor roof damage. One aircraft suffered minor damage from flying sheet metal.”
• Talladega County, AL (near Sylacauga) · Tornado F2 · $800,000 · 15 injuries
  “The F2 tornado began at 3:42 pm near the intersection of Forest Glen Rd. and Odens Mill Rd., in the Oak Grove Community. It traveled northeast crossing US 280 and ended at 3:45 pm near Shirtee Creek in the Odena Community.”
• Marshall County, AL (near Union Grove) · Tornado F2 · $400,000 · 7 injuries
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado in the Union Grove area. The tornado began at 1:41 pm, 5.3 miles northwest of Union Grove, near Shumate Mountain. The tornado moved northeast crossing CR 240 and ending at 1:44 pm near the base of Benton Round Mountain.”
• Calhoun County, AL (near Alexandria) · Tornado F1 · $250,000 · 5 injuries
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado just north of Anniston in Calhoun County. The tornado began at 4:03 pm near Cane Creek and US 431. The tornado proceeded northeast and ended at 4:10 pm near Broadwells Mill just west of Jacksonville.”
• Calloway County, KY (near Hazel) · Tornado F2 · $750,000 · 4 injuries
  “A total of 45 to 50 structures were damaged or destroyed. The tornado, which tore through rural farm country, first touched down about one quarter mile inside the Tennessee state line. It moved north-northeast, directly impacting the small community of Harris Grove.”

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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