Midwest/Ohio Valley Hail and Tornadoes
One of the severe storm disasters on NOAA’s billion-dollar list: $5.5 billion in losses at 2024 prices ($3.1 billion at the time) and 3 deaths.
What the offices filed during it
The 400 most significant severe storm episodes filed in these dates, colored by kind.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Losses, 2024 dollars
- $5.5 billion
- Losses at the time
- $3.1 billion
- Deaths
- 3
The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.
By state, as filed
| State | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 196 | 1 | 7 | $1.1 billion |
| Nebraska | 105 | 0 | 7 | $301 million |
| Ohio | 141 | 2 | 1 | $72 million |
| California | 10 | 1 | 1 | $41 million |
| Minnesota | 30 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| Iowa | 170 | 3 | 17 | $5.5 million |
| Illinois | 61 | 1 | 1 | $5.2 million |
| Oklahoma | 190 | 1 | 8 | $4.9 million |
| Texas | 149 | 0 | 2 | $3.5 million |
| Kansas | 303 | 0 | 3 | $3.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 25 | 0 | 3 | $749,000 |
| Michigan | 44 | 0 | 0 | $608,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 72 | 0 | 0 | $522,000 |
| Indiana | 96 | 0 | 0 | $508,000 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 0 | 0 | $140,000 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 0 | 0 | $132,000 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| New York | 4 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Maryland | 10 | 0 | 0 | $41,000 |
| West Virginia | 32 | 0 | 0 | $27,000 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| New Jersey | 23 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Virginia | 9 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Colorado | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Dakota | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Episode by episode
- Hail in Texas, April 4, 2001Golfball size hail was reported in town by law enforcement officials.
- Hail in Texas, April 5, 2001A severe thunderstorm with large hail developed over the north central Texas panhandle during the early morning hours.
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 5, 2001Severe thunderstorms developed over the central Oklahoma panhandle during the early morning hours producing large hail.
- Hail in Missouri, April 5, 2001Event Summary for 4/5/01: (For additional details, see individual reports for the date)An area of showers and thunderstorms overspread parts of far northeast Missouri, southeast Iowa, and west central Illinois during the morning hours.
- Hail in California, April 5, 2001An isolated thunderstorm generated one-quarter inch hail that accumulated up to one inch along Bates Road near the border of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Twenty vehicles were damaged and one person was injured.
- Hail in Kansas, April 5, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 5, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, April 5, 2001Dime size hail was reported by students at the Peterson Junior High School.
- Hail in Iowa, April 5, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 5, 2001Hail covered the ground.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 5, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 5, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 5, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, April 5, 2001Public reported 3/4 inch hail and a tractor trailer turned over 7 miles south of the Iowa border.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 5, 2001Several cars had $2500-$4500 in damage a piece. No exact number of cars was given.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2001The seasons first severe weather event took place during the afternoon of the 5th. A strong upper level low pressure system over the southwest was in place with a broad area of south winds across the Plains.
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, April 5, 2001Lightning struck a home, resulting in major structural damage to the chimney and roof, but there was no fire. Three landscape workers were injured when the lightning bolt split from the chimney and struck them while they were loading their truck.
- Hail in Missouri, April 5, 20013/4 inch hail was reported in the Steffenville area.
- Hail in Missouri, April 5, 2001A severe thunderstorm dropped hail from 3/4 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter in the Ewing area. Vehicles were reported damaged by the hail along Highway 6 southeast of Ewing.
- Hail in Missouri, April 5, 2001Hail approaching the size of baseballs pounded the Dover area along Highway Z. Several vehicles were severely damaged. Several homes in the area suffered roof and siding damage and broken windows.
- Hail in Illinois, April 5, 2001Storm spotters reported several instances of 3/4 inch hail across Adams County.
- Hail in Illinois, April 5, 2001Storm spotters and emergency management officials reported hail up to 1 1/4 inch in diameter across parts of Brown County.
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 6, 2001Warehouse at 4413 Dalman Rd had garage door and north wall blown out.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 6, 2001Severe Weather Awareness Week came to a fitting close in south-central Nebraska with two rounds of severe thunderstorms. The first round of severe weather occurred during the afternoon, while the second was during the late evening.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 6, 2001Lightning caused a house fire which led to the death of one person.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 6, 2001A strong storm system was moving into the southern Rockies. A warm front extended east from a developing surface low over the southwest U.S. Thunderstorms erupted during the late night hours on the nose of the low level jet.
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, April 6, 2001Lightning struck the chimney of a Brighton home, damaging moldings, drywall, and carpeting. A computer in the home also received electrical damage.
- Hail in Illinois, April 6, 2001Nickel sized hail reported by trained storm spotter.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 6, 2001A barn was reported destroyed 3 miles north of Colfax, as well as minor damage to a house. The contents of the barn, including two loaded wagons, hay, straw and a antique potato planter, were all lost. Total damage for the location was estimated around $45,000.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 6, 2001Rapidly moving tornado completely destroyed a mobile home. Female occupant ended up in some bushes and had a broken arm. Male occupant had debris in his eye. Their truck was rolled into trees and nearby outbuildings were demolished. Location of this home was north of Rolla.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, April 6, 20012 windows broken from hail.
- Hail in Illinois, April 6, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 6, 2001Late evening thunderstorms produced strong outflow winds up to 80 mph, which damaged farm buildings and a storage silo near Natoma. Thirteen power poles were snapped at ground level. Earlier in the day, a funnel cloud was spotted by the Kansas Highway Patrol north of Speed.
- Hail in Indiana, April 6, 2001A few supercell thunderstorms tracked along a warm front across central Indiana and produced widespread large hail.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 6, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down several large trees.
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 6, 2001Twelve houses and two mobile homes sustained minor damage. Seven barns were destroyed, five with heavy damage. A tree fell on a car. Nickel size hail also occurred.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 6, 2001Severe thunderstorms producing large hail and damaging winds developed and spread across most of the Texas panhandle during the afternoon and evening hours. A tornado ocurred over the extreme northeastern Texas panhandle near Perryton during the evening hours.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 6, 2001Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and damaged the roof of a barn.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 6, 2001Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail occurred during the late afternoon and early evening hours across the Oklahoma panhandle.
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in New Mexico, April 6, 2001A strong upper level low swept across New Mexico bringing high winds to most southern, central and eastern counties.
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, April 6, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 6, 2001A few large limbs were knocked down.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 6, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, April 6, 2001Lightning caused a house fire. The amount of damage was not known.
- Hail in South Dakota, April 6, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 6, 2001Downed power lines in McCook along with plate glass window broken.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 6, 2001In addition to hail and wind damage from severe thunderstorms, the intensity of the low pressure system which helped produce the severe weather, also resulted in very strong winds outside of thunderstorms.
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, April 6, 2001Lightning struck a cable television tower, destroying antennas, and damaging electronic equipment in the building.
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 6, 2001The storm mentioned in the previous narrative continued to track northeast during the day on the 6th. As the evening progressed, the storms system "bombed" out as a strong negatively tilted trough aloft moved across the central U.S.
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 6, 2001Wind gusts estimated at 65 to 70 mph caused damage to several farms, knocking down sheds and outbuildings. Ten cattle were killed when a large shed collapsed on them.
- Hail in Minnesota, April 6, 2001Hail the size of dimes and quarters was reported by the public.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 6, 2001One window blown out of house.
- Hail in South Dakota, April 6, 2001
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, April 6, 2001The combination of runoff from recent snow melt, along with thunderstorms producing two inches of rain in less than two hours, caused flash flooding. Spring Creek rose about half a foot every 15 minutes, flooding several homes and businesses.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 6, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 6, 2001
- Hail in Wisconsin, April 6, 2001Dime size hail was reported by the public.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 6, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated between 60 and 70 mph knocked tree limbs down in town.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 6, 2001Thunderstorms developed over north central Kansas the evening of the 6th and produced numerous reports of strong winds.
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 6, 2001An F1 tornado developed just west of Berwyn in southeast Custer County. In the minute and a half that it was on the ground, it picked up a van on Highway 2, turned it around, and shattered the windows. The occupants of the van were uninjured.
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 6, 2001A tornado was reported that damaged some buildings and blew some out buildings over. It also blew down several trees.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 7, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage at numerous businesses and homes. Sign and tree damage was also reported.
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, resulting in power outages in parts of the county. The winds also destroyed a silo, blew out the wall of a barn, the roof of a shed, windows on the south side of a house, and damaged road signs and outbuildings.
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, April 7, 2001A severe thunderstorm, packing estimated winds gusts to 78 knots (90 mph), raked the northern part of Sheboygan County. A tree fell on and damaged a home near Greenbush.
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds destroyed two farm buildings and caused tree damage.
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, April 7, 2001Lightning struck a satellite dish outside a Brandon Township residence. The strike followed the outside wiring and entered the home. A fire resulted, and the contents of the basement were lost.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 7, 2001
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, April 7, 2001Highway 13 between Interstate 29 and Wahpeton was flooded by the heavy rainfall. 1.28 inches of rain fell in Wahpeton and 1.78 inches of rain fell 9 miles west of Wahpeton.
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds destroyed a cattle shed, a barn, and several outbuildings. The winds also damaged a grain bin, trees, power lines, and a large wind break fence. A power outage was caused when part of the roof of the destroyed cattle shed blew into power lines.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a home and damaged the roofs of several other homes.
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds destroyed two farm buildings, killing one calf. The winds also blew down numerous trees.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 7, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds broke basement windows.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a farm house, broke power poles, and caused tree damage.
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds tore shingles off roofs and caused tree damage.
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, April 7, 2001Heavy rainfall contributed to some basement flooding in Doran.
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 7, 2001Thunderstorm winds damaged ten cars at a car lot, and drove a 2 by 4 board into a wall.
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 7, 2001
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 7 to 8, 2001Strong thunderstorms producing rainfall amounts of up to 1.5 inches in less than one hour produced minor residential and roadway flooding along McKee Run near West Pittsburg.
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, April 7 to 8, 2001The same intense low pressure system that brought high wind to southern Minnesota also dumped a large area of 3 to 4 inches rain across west central and central Minnesota, on top of melting snow and saturated ground.
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, April 7, 20011 to 1.5 inches of rain fell in a short period of time, flooding roads around the Barnesville area.
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, April 7, 20011.5 to 2 inches of rain fell across Becker county, causing some basement flooding in Wolf Lake.
- Flash Flooding in North Dakota, April 7, 2001One inch of rain fell around the Nome and Fingal areas, flooding some rural roads.
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, April 7, 20011.50 inches of rain fell around the Fergus Falls area, flooding some rural roads. Most of the rain ended up as runoff, as the ground was still saturated from the spring snowmelt.
- Damaging Wind in California, April 7, 2001A wind gust estimated near 50 mph blew down a tree in a residential area.
- Hail in Michigan, April 7, 2001A few thunderstorms developed along the Lake Erie shoreline late in the afternoon. One of these produced penny sized hail in Luna Pier, just before moving out over the lake.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 7, 2001Nickel size hail was reported two miles west of Maumee.
- Damaging Wind in California, April 7, 2001Wind gusting between 34 and 47 mph were observed.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in California, April 7, 2001Heavy rain and hail (often less than 3/4-inch) accompanying widespread convective activity through Interior Central California late in the afternoon and early evening of Saturday, April 7th, caused extensive damage to agriculture.
- Hail in Ohio, April 7, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, April 7 to 8, 2001Thunderstorms moved across the area during the late night and early morning hours. A couple of the storms reached severe limits. In Angola, Erie County, one inch hail was reported.
- Tornado in California, April 7, 2001Post storm analysis and evaluation yielded a 0.3 mile swath for a small F0 tornado through an older, residential neighborhood of Clovis, CA, 2 miles northeast of the Fresno Air Terminal.
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 8, 2001Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. One of the fallen trees knocked a hole in the roof of a porch.
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, April 8, 2001A house was struck by lightning during an early morning thunderstorm, and burned to the ground. Nothing was salvaged from the house, but a deep snow pack around the remote home helped to contain the fire to the house, according to local fire officials.
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, April 8, 2001Lightning struck the mausoleum of former New Jersey Governor Edward Stokes in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Millville. The lightning stroke cracked through the right front corner of the mausoleum's roof and littered the floor of the mausoleum with shattered marble.
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 8, 2001A few trees were knocked down.
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 8, 2001A bow echo moved out of central Illinois into northwest Indiana during the afternoon of Sunday July 8th. Wind speed were estimated at 75 mph which knocked down trees and power lines. No injuires were reported from the storms.
- Hail in West Virginia, April 8, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, April 8 to 9, 2001Following the passage of the powerful storm system earlier in the weekend, another round of severe weather was on tap for the state. The cold front from the previous storm did not move all that far to the south of Iowa.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001Hail up to golfball size was reported across Lincoln, although most of it was under 1 inch.
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 8, 2001A storm spotter observed a tornado 3 miles northwest of Parnell that remained on the ground for 4 minutes, moving north. No damage was reported.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001Hail covered the ground.
- Tornado and Flood in Iowa, April 8 to 9, 2001Summary for late 4/08/01 to early 4/09/01 event: (For additional details, see individual entries for the dates.)A warm front pushed north through the day on 4/08/01, and extended across southern Iowa and northern Illinois during the evening hours.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001Hail up to 1 inch in diameter damaged some windows in Beatrice including the marquee at the Cinema Centre on Court St. in Beatrice.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Wisconsin, April 8, 2001Isolated severe thunderstorms generated large hailstones.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, April 8, 2001Dime size hail was reported by storm spotters.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 8, 2001
- Hail in Michigan, April 9, 2001Several large hail producing thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours of the 9th along and just north of a warm front that moved up into far southern lower Michigan.
- Hail in Michigan, April 9, 2001A stationary front lay west-to-east across northern Indiana and Ohio. Temperatures north of the front in southeast Michigan were only in the 40s. Despite this, warm moist air poured into the region aloft, providing a source of elevated instability.
- Hail in Iowa, April 9, 2001Summary for 4/09/01 event: (For additional information, see individual report for the date.)A stationary front lingered across southern Iowa and northern Illinois during the day. A surface low was located along the front in southeast Iowa.
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, April 9, 2001Nickel size hail was reported three miles west of Warren.
- Flash Flood and Flood in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Dime size hail was reported seven miles south of Meadville.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
- Hail in Ohio, April 9, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
- Hail in Ohio, April 9, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 9, 2001A strong cold front passing across the area produced the first severe weather outbreak of the spring season. Numerous hail reports were received from across northern West Virginia, with the hailstones ranging in diameter from dime-sized to as large as golfballs.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A thunderstorm wind gust to 78 MPH blew a few windows out of a house and caused minor roof damage.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 9, 2001Thunderstorm winds gusted to 72 mph. Three quarter inch diameter hail also occurred.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A strong cold front passing across the area produced the first severe weather outbreak of the spring season. Numerous hail reports were received from across western Pennsylvania, with the hailstones ranging in diameter from dime-sized to as large as golfballs.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 9, 2001A strong cold front passing across the area produced the first severe weather outbreak of the spring season. Numerous hail reports were received from across east central Ohio, with the hailstones ranging in diameter from dime-sized to as large as golfballs.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Trees were reported blown down by thunderstorm winds in Lehman Township.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Illinois, April 9, 2001Summary for 4/09/01 event: (For additional information, see individual reports for the date.)A stationary front lingered across southern Iowa and northern Illinois during the day. A surface low was located along the front in southeast Iowa.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A roof was torn off of a barn.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 9 to 10, 2001Synoptic and mesoscale conditions on April 9th, 2001...A stalled frontal boundary extended from northern Ohio back west into northeast Missouri with a developing surface low pressure wave near Quincy, Illinois monday afternoon.
- Hail in Indiana, April 9, 2001
- Hail in New Jersey, April 9, 2001Hail fell across the southern half of Sussex County. Pea to marble size hail fell in Andover Township, Branchville Borough, Newton and Stillwater Township. The largest hail (dime size) fell in Lake Mohawk (Sparta Township).
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 9 to 10, 2001Hail of at least 1" in diameter fell for over 10 minutes prior to the 3 inch report.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Trees were blown down.
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, April 9, 2001Lightning struck and damaged the electrical wiring within a house in Sparta Township.
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Jefferson Township.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Trees were blown down.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Trees were blown down.
- Hail in New Jersey, April 9, 2001The second severe thunderstorm of the evening dropped dime size hail in Sparta Township.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A mobile home was blown 40 feet off its foundation. A roof was also blwon off of a house in Penn Township.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A carport was blown down.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 9, 2001A cold front across the region on the 9th became the focus for evening thunderstorms. Some storms produced winds in excess of 58 MPH and hail. In Mineral County, quarter sized hail fell southeast of Keyser. High winds caused numerous power outages across the county.
- Hail in Kansas, April 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Trees were blown down.
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, April 9, 2001Lightning struck a house in Jefferson Township and started a small fire. It was quickly extinguished by its residents, even before the fire fighters arrived.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, April 9, 2001On Monday morning of April 9th, a nearly stationary front extended from the southern Great Lakes to the northern Middle Atlantic coast. A wave of low pressure developed along this frontal boundary, and traveled east into southeast New York by late Monday afternoon.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms took down trees and power lines in Berks County. The worst damage occurred in Brecknock Township where a barn collapsed and the high winds partially knocked over two poultry houses. All the animals were rescued and unharmed.
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, April 9, 2001A cold front across the region on the 9th became the focus for evening thunderstorms. Some storms produced winds in excess of 58 MPH and small hail. In Allegany County, pea sized hail fell in Westernport. In Washington County, scattered trees were downed.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 9 to 10, 2001Law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail and power lines down.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Trees were blown down. A utility pole also fell on a car.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees across the eastern half of Carbon County. One tree fell on a house in Kidder Township. Another downed tree blocked a road in Towamensing Township. Several other trees and limbs knocked down power lines.
- Hail in Maryland, April 9, 2001
- Hail in West Virginia, April 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in California, April 9, 2001Cold frontal passage and spring thunderstorms through Interior Central California during the afternoon hours resulted in low snow levels in shower activity. In the Kern Mountains, snow clogged Interstate-5 with 1-inch of snow caused a traffic death near Lebec.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A few trees were knocked down by a severe thunderstorm in Long Pond. Pennsylvania Power and Light reported about 29,000 customers lost power throughout their eastern Pennsylvania service area (including Monroe County).
- Hail in Illinois, April 9, 2001Trained spotters reported a rotating wall cloud and funnel cloud as a storm moved from near Wenona to Reading. The storm produced 1 inch hail and heavy rain which flooded roads.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A squall line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and numerous power lines throughout Montgomery County. Pennsylvania Power and Light and PECO Energy reported about 27,000 customers lost power in their service area in southeast Pennsylvania.
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001The third severe thunderstorm of the evening tore down numerous large limbs and wires across the southern tier of Sussex County.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Several trailers were damaged by an estimated wind gust of 75 mph. Several structures and automobiles were also damaged in Craley at 1925 EST by the same thunderstorm.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down widely scattered trees and power lines throughout the county. PECO Energy reported about 21,000 customers lost power throughout their southeast Pennsylvania service area including Chester County.
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and power lines across the northern tier of Cecil County. The worst damage was reported in Conowingo, Rising Sun and the north side of Elkton.
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees in Hope Township. GPU Energy reported about 5,000 customers in Warren and Hunterdon Counties lost power.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm produced damaging and near hurricane force wind gusts across northern Bucks County. A SKYWARN Spotter measured a wind gust of 72 mph in Quakertown. The severe thunderstorm caused roof damage in Trumbauersville, Perkasie, Quakertown and Sellersville.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and wires mainly across eastern Northampton County. Hardest hit were Stockertown, Upper Mount Bethel and Lower Mount Bethel Townships in the northeast part of the county and in Easton in the southeast part of the county.
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001Lightning ignited a small fire in a market within a shopping center in Wilson Borough. The fire was quickly extinguished.
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and power lines across the northern half of Kent County. One tree fell on and damaged a home near Golts. Downed trees blocked one road around Galena.
- Hail in Delaware, April 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous large limbs and wires, mainly across the southern part of Hunterdon County. GPU Energy reported about 5,000 customers in Warren and Hunterdon Counties lost power.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms pulled down numerous large limbs and power lines across Delaware County. One tree fell onto a house in Upper Darby Township.
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Virginia, April 9, 2001A cold front across the region on the 9th became the focus for evening thunderstorms. Some storms produced winds in excess of 58 MPH and frequent lightning. In Loudoun County, high winds downed a tree in Arcola.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm blew the roof off of the Queen of the Universe School in Middletown Township. The corrugated steel and aluminum roof broke into two pieces. One damaged the principal's vehicle, the other half fell in its neighbor's yard.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm pushed vehicles to one side of Interstate 95 near the Girard Avenue exit in Philadelphia. Downed tree limbs caused about 1,300 customers within the city to lose power.
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down a couple of large tree limbs and quite a few wires and transformers from Hopewell Township in the northwest part of Mercer County through and including East Windsor Township in the southeast part of the county.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 9 to 10, 2001
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm tore down a couple of trees and power lines in the northwest tip of Burlington County from Florence through Chesterfield Townships.
- Hail in Kansas, April 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several large limbs and numerous wires throughout Gloucester County.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 9 to 10, 2001A few supercell storms moved across northern parts of the CWA producing widespread large hail and isolated wind damage. A semi was overturned near Cairo, a few roofs were damaged just east of Winchester and trees and power lines were down Bellmore in Parke county.
- Hail and Lightning Strike in New York, April 9, 2001On Monday morning of April 9th, a nearly stationary front extended from the southern Great Lakes to the northern Middle Atlantic coast. A wave of low pressure developed along this frontal boundary, and traveled east into southeast New York by late Monday afternoon.
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, April 9, 2001Lightning struck two adjacent homes in Bridgewater Township. A television in the initial home was damaged. Lightning then traveled from the first house into the adjacent one and damaged its electrical wiring.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Millstone Township and several power lines across western Monmouth County.
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, April 9, 2001A severe thunderstorm knocked down scattered trees and power lines across the northern half of Kent County. The greatest concentration was around Dover. A downed tree damaged a trailer's roof within Dover.
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, April 9, 2001Lightning struck and caused minor damage to a house in Waterford Township.
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001A mobile home was also damaged 6 miles east of Preston.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 9, 2001Numerous trees and power lines were blown down near Decaturville.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001The County Sheriff and storm spotters reported hail up to nickel size in and north of Union.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Numerous windows were blown out at a local waste management plant.
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, April 9, 2001Lightning struck the detached garage of a Leeds Point (Galloway Township) house. It punctured two holes in its roof and scattered shingles across the lawn. The lightning then traveled into the house and fried its VCR, television and clothes dryer.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 9, 2001Local law enforcement reported hail up to half dollar size and trees down west of Swiss.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Trees and power lines were also blown down near Crocker.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Storm spotters reported nickel size hail in the Wildwood area of west St. Louis County.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001The Vandalia Police reported 1 inch hail.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001The Sheriff Department reported 1 inch hail.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 9, 2001Amateur radio operators reported the roof blown off an outbuilding in Union. Golf ball size hail was reported northwest of town by the Sheriff Department.
- Hail in Indiana, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001The Missouri Highway Patrol reported 3/4 inch hail.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 9, 2001Straight line winds damaged cars and a billboard sign near Rolla.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail in Manchester. The Highway Patrol reported 3/4 inch hail in Des Peres along I-270.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail.
- Hail in Illinois, April 9, 2001Amateur radio spotters reported nickel size hail.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
- Hail in Illinois, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001One inch hail was reported along Highway 47 near Cadet.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail.
- Hail in Missouri, April 9, 2001Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail in De Soto and Festus.
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, April 9, 2001Lightning strike caused a fire to a chicken house.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, April 9 to 10, 2001Ham radio observer reported one inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail just west of Midway.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 10, 2001A Bow Echo type thunderstorm complex caused a large area of damage around 10 miles wide from 7 miles southwest of Fairbury to 6 miles east of Fairbury, closely centered on Endicott.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001The County Sheriff reported nickel size hail in Mexico.
- Hail in Michigan, April 10, 2001Like the day before, a front was nearly stationary across Indiana and Ohio. Again, enough instability was found aloft for thunderstorm development, though the environment was more favorable for storms to the south and west of southeast Michigan.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001The Sheriff Department reported 3/4 inch hail in Bowling Green.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001The local Fire Department reported 3/4 inch hail.
- Hail in Illinois, April 10, 2001The County Emergency Manager reported 3/4 inch hail.
- Hail in West Virginia, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Illinois, April 10, 2001Hail ranging from dime to golf ball size was reported during this time frame. A report came in of softball size hail at the Hudson Power Plant. Damage ocurred to employee vehicles, but no estimates were available. Location of this hail is 5 east of US 128, just north of Holiday.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 10, 2001A quick moving thunderstorm complex developed shortly after 8 am CDT and rapidly intensified as it moved east. Hail the size of quarters and wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were common. Power poles were snapped in eastern Dawson county.
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 10, 2001Thunderstorm winds estimated in excess of 60 mile an hour blew off parts of the roof of the Afton elementary school. The winds also blew the roof off several outbuildings.
- Hail in Indiana, April 10, 2001A single supercell moved along a stationary front producing widespread large hail.
- Hail in Kansas, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 10, 2001Hail was reported near the intersection of Southwest 8th and Council Road.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001Car window reported fractured by the hail.
- Hail in Illinois, April 10, 2001Storm spotters reported 3/4 to 1 inch hail in Fosterburg.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001A 5 to 15 minute hail storm hit the Omaha, Council Bluffs and Bellevue area causing extensive auto and roof damage. The hail covered the ground to several inches in some locations with most stones in the 1/2 to 1 1/2 inch range, although some were larger.
- Hail in Kansas, April 10, 2001Occurred at MacArthur/Oliver intersection.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001See the narrative for Douglas county that began at 1040 CST.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001See the narrative for Douglas county for the same time period.
- Hail in Kansas, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001See the narrative for Douglas county for roughly the same time period.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 10, 2001Two men working alone atop a new meatpacking building were blown off the 40-foot-high roof by the thunderstorm that rolled through the area and produced the widespread hail reports.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 10, 2001Siding was blown off several homes. Hail was also reported with this event, but the size was undetermined.
- Hail in Iowa, April 10, 2001See the narrative for Douglas county, Nebraska, for the event that began at 1040 CST.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 10, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts blew over a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 near Smithboro.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 10, 2001During the predawn hours of the 10th, a strong area of thunderstorms developed over central Nebraska. This area held together as it moved through eastern Nebraska into Western Iowa.
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Kansas, April 10, 2001Lightning struck a house doing significant damage.
- Hail in Illinois, April 10, 2001The St. Elmo Fire Department reported nickel size hail.
- Hail in Kansas, April 10, 2001Law enforcement reported wind gusts to 70 mph with one inch hail.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Indiana, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 10, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 10, 2001Trees fell across County Route 25.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 20011 inch diameter hail accumulated to two inches on the ground in downtown West Liberty.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 10, 2001A supercell storm produced large hail across a few south central Indiana counties and produced roof and window damage to Oolitic High School.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 10, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 10, 2001Strong thunderstorms developed over eastern Kansas the morning of the 10th and continued well into the afternoon. Many became severe and produced numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds.
- Hail in Iowa, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 10, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 10, 2001In the wake of the strong thunderstorm cluster that moved through the area during the mid day hours, another round of thunderstorms lifted north out of Kansas and Missouri.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2001Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. Three quarter inch (0.75) hail was also reported.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2001A thunderstorm produced strong winds which lifted up a police cruiser. Dime size hail also occurred.
- Hail in Virginia, April 10, 2001Thunderstorms during the evening of the 10th produced hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2001A short-lived downburst affected a small area 1 to 3 miles west of U.S. Highway 431 near the community of Island. About a dozen farm buildings sustained varying degrees of damage, ranging from minor to severe.
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, April 10, 2001A 49 year old woman was struck and killed by lightning while working outside at her home at Sunset Lake west of Girard.
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, April 10, 2001A thunderstorm moved through Rockingham County around 7:30 PM EDT. Near Tenth Legion, lightning struck a tree and killed four 800 pound Black Angus heifers valued at $2500 that were taking shelter under its branches.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 10, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in Tipton.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001The Columbia EOC reported 1 inch hail in Harrisburg and golf ball size hail across much of Columbia. Amateur radio spotters reported golf ball size hail just south of Columbia.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 10, 2001The County Sheriff reported golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 10, 2001The Columbia EOC reported baseball size hail and trees down in Ashland. Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail and wind gusts to 70 mph just northeast of Ashland.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 10, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts caused minor damage to a couple of hangers at the Fulton Airport. Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail and the State Highway Patrol reported golf ball size hail around Fulton.
- Tornado in Missouri, April 10, 2001The 2nd tornado from the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis County Warning Area formed just west of Fulton near Route F. Shortly after forming, the tornado destroyed a mobile home killing a man inside and injuring his wife and son.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001Hail up to golf ball size was reported in the Williamsburg area. It was reported that the ground was completely covered by the hail.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001The State Highway Patrol reported golf ball size hail near Danville. Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail at the intersection of I-70 and Highway 19.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 10 to 11, 2001Thunderstorms in the late evening developed in central Nebraska. These storms brought hail and gusty winds to the Loup River valley. No damage was reported. Later in the night, thunderstorms moved northeast from northern Kansas into south-central Nebraska.
- Tornado in Missouri, April 10, 2001A small tornado formed briefly just west of Wright City. One mobile home on a sales lot was overturned.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail at the intersection of Highway J and U.
- Tornado in Missouri, April 10, 2001The 4th tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that crossed central and eastern Missouri formed just east of Foristell and traveled 4 miles to just west of Wentzville.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 10, 2001Severe thunderstorms with large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes affected much of the Oklahoma panhandle during the evening hours. A total of one hundred and twenty-two power poles were blown down due to the wind and tornadoes in Beaver county alone.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001The Heavy Precipitation Supercell that began in west central Missouri and spawned several tornadoes along its path entered the St. Louis area and produced widespread damaging hail. In St. Charles County numerous reports of hail from 1 inch to 2 inches in diameter were received.
- Tornado in Missouri, April 10, 2001The 5th tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis County Warning Area formed in Lake St. Louis. Most of the damage was at the Mystic Village apartment complex where the tornado was briefly F1 in intensity.
- Hail in Colorado, April 10, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 2001Hail covered the ground.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001The Heavy Precipitation Supercell continued east from St. Charles County and moved into north St. Louis County. The storm will likely go down in history as one of the most damaging hail storms ever in the area. Hail ranged from 1 to nearly 3 inches in diameter.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 10, 2001Severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes occurred across the western Texas panhandle during the early evening hours and then moved east and northeast across the central and eastern Texas panhandle during the late evening hours.
- Hail in Missouri, April 10, 2001Severe storm spotters reported 1 inch hail across extreme north St. Louis City.
- Tornado in Illinois, April 10, 2001The 6th and last tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis, County Warning Area, formed on the east side of Granite City and moved east into south Pontoon Beach. The tornado first damaged an apartment complex near Worthen Park.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 10, 2001Ground completely covered by hail.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 10 to 11, 2001Six tornadoes across southern Oklahoma and one tornado across western north Texas developed during the overnight hours of the 11th. The most notable tornado formed across Coal County in Oklahoma and resulted in one fatality and one injury as it destroyed a mobile home.
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 10 to 11, 2001In addition to the tornado which developed near Wichita Falls, sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph from the southeast with gusts near 60 mph developed across western north Texas during the mid-evening of the 10th and persisted through much of the night.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 10, 2001The Heavy Precipitation Supercell that produced tornadoes and damaging hail across eastern Missouri continued east into Illinois. Although it weakened, it still produced hail from quarter to golf ball size across Madison County. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 10 to 11, 2001Scattered severe thunderstorms produced hail up to golf ball size and winds gusts to 60 mph across the eastern Concho Valley and the Heartland.
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 10 to 11, 2001Flooding was reported in Kincaid, with Highway 104 covered in spots by flowing water. Some flooding was also noted in Taylorville. The flash flooding was the result of 1.5 to nearly 3 inches of rain across the area.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 10, 2001The County Sheriff reported several trees down on the south side of Interstate 70.
- Hail in Illinois, April 10, 2001One inch hail was reported in the west side of Vandalia.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 2001Strong thunderstorms just north of a warm front moved into north-central Kansas. Despite the late hour of the day, cooler temperatures and foggy conditions, these thunderstorms began to rotate and produced several tornadoes across the area.
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 10 to 11, 2001Large tree limbs were reported down in Fairview. Power poles down on Route 78.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 11 to 14, 2001April 11th, Episode NarrativeAn upper level low pressure system over West Texas helped initiate thunderstorm development which then moved across North Texas overnight. A squall line with a few embedded supercells moved over the region.
- Tornado in Kansas, April 11, 2001A tornado moved from east central Jewell County into Republic County and struck the town of Courtland before dissipating near the town of Republic. Considerable damage occurred to power lines and farm outbuildings along the path of the tornado.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 11, 2001
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds damaged outbuildings on a farm.
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 11, 2001Lightning sparked a fire that destroyed a one story residence along New England Road. The residents were not at home that night.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 11, 2001Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a house.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds did tree damage and downed power lines around Endicott. Some roofs were also severely damaged.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds blew a roof off of a home near Fairbury.
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Kansas, April 11, 2001High winds associated with a wake low uprooted 2 trees and blew the roof off a shed 19 miles west, and 12 miles west, of Hutchinson, respectively.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph were estimated by the Emergency Manager just north of Thompson. Hail up to golf ball size accompanied the wind.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 11, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 11, 2001
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in Kansas, April 11, 2001Winds not related to thunderstorms reached speeds over 90 mph for a time and did considerable damage to buildings and power lines in the affected counties.
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 11, 2001A brief touchdown of a tornado caused extensive tree damage and some roof and structual damage in Wymore. Trees were downed across highway 77 in town causing its closure. One mobile home was pushed 10 feet off of it's foundation causing some structual damage.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts around 70 mph reported by trained storm spotter in Beatrice.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused extensive tree damage near Beatrice. The wind damage was with the same thunderstorm complex that caused the wind damage near Endicott and the tornadoes in Wymore and Virginia.
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 11, 2001A tornado caused extensive damage in Virginia with most of the damage occurring along a 4 block long and 1 block wide stretch through the center of town. One house was almost completely destroyed causing minor injuries to 2 people living there.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated by trained spotter.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 70 mph damaged outbuildings near Cook.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Winds estimated at around 60 mph did some damage and knocked the power out to the Unadilla area.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph damaged numerous locations in town including several trees that were were split with large sections falling onto houses causing roof damage, damage to garages and to windows.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 80 mph peeled the roof off the new country club in town.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 11, 2001Law enforcement reported large tree down.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 75 mph severely damaged a garage and farm building and also downed power lines near Bennet.
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 11, 2001Another round of thunderstorms developed over southwest Iowa during the predawn hours of the 11th. These storms formed on the nose of the nocturnal low level jet stream.
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 11, 2001Creeks and streams were reported out of their banks across the county.
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs near the Beardon school.
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, April 11, 2001Up to 2.5 inches of rain in a couple of hours caused flash flooding. Law enforcement officials reported a one mile section of highway near Dodge Center (Dodge County) was closed due to high water.
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 11 to 12, 2001Showers and thunderstorms training over nearly saturated ground produced flash flooding across portions of east central Ohio.
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 11, 2001Structural damage occurred to a building near Pittsburg, along with numerous trees uprooted.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Straight line winds caused considerable damage to a local cafe, store and feed mill. Four injuries were reported in the Longview area due to flying debris.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001The storm tore a half mile path of destruction for several miles in the area, destroying playground equipment at a local head start, a feed bin, and the roof from the Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Barn.
- Flash Flood in Ohio, April 11 to 12, 2001Rains of 1.5 to 2.0 inches fell in less than 24 hours, in the Nelsonville to Trimble area. The rains occurred from the 10th into the 11th. Monday and Sunday Creeks flooded roads, surrounded the most vulnerable dwellings, and forced schools to close.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down around Lamar.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001A roof was damaged near Pierce City.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down around Monett.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001A barn was destroyed near Richards.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down east of El Dorado Springs.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees and power lines were blown down near Lockwood.
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, April 11, 2001Showers and thunderstorms training over nearly saturated ground forced Booths Creek out of its banks, which produced minor flooding roadway flooding in the Boothsville area.
- Tornado in Missouri, April 11, 2001A tornado briefly touchdown 5 miles west of El Dorado Springs, however no damage or injuries were reported.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 11, 2001Severe thunderstorm winds damaged the roof and siding of a house 5 miles north of Clarksville. Several trees were also blown down.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down west of Boaz.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down near Blackjack.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down west of Halltown.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down around the Springfield area.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 11, 2001A very powerful storm system moved through the southern Rockies during the night of the 10th and early morning of the 11th. Intense surface low pressure formed over western Kansas with a central pressure by sunrise on the 11th of 977 Mb.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down near Marshfield.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Power lines were blown down near Plad.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001Trees were blown down near Conway.
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 11, 2001A brief touchdown of a tornado near Springfield which severely damaged a horse barn, downed power lines and pushed a car into a trailer causing some damage to each.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 11, 2001A small line of mini-supercell thunderstorms moved across extreme eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa this day. Some of these cells produced short-lived and relatively small tornadoes that would briefly touch down, lift and then produce another tornado within a half hour or so.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 11, 2001Possible damage from a thunderstorm rear flank downdraft from a mini-supercell which eventually spawned tornado touchdowns near Mineola, Treynor and then Crescent, Iowa. This downburst damaged a roof and trees in Glenwood.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 11, 2001From the mini-supercell which produced wind damage in Glenwood, this storm produced a tornado that did damage to 2 farms near Mineola. A barn and home sustained roof damage, hog sheds were destroyed and trees and power lines were downed.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 11, 2001This tornado was caught on film by a storm chaser. Two large barns and an outbuilding were destroyed, and a roof was taken off of a house. From the same mini-supercell that first produced a tornado near Emerson, Iowa.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 11, 2001This tornado was caught on film by a storm chaser as it touched down in open country west of Treynor, Iowa. From the same mini-supercell which produced the tornado near Mineola, Iowa.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 11, 2001A brief tornado touchdown in open country reported by a storm chaser. From the same mini-supercell which produced the earlier touchdowns near Treynor and Mineola.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001A machine shop was damaged in Mansfield.
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm wind gust over 60 mph blew the windows out of some outbuildings north of Little Sioux, Iowa. From the same mini-supercell which produced the tornadoes near Crescent, Treynor and Mineola, Iowa. Reported by a cooperative observer.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 11, 2001This tornado briefly touched down knocking down power lines which ignited a few trees. From the same mini-supercell that produced the 2 tornadoes that touched down near Emerson and Carson, Iowa.
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 11, 2001Scattered severe thunderstorms with intense wet microbursts visited parts of south-central Wisconsin.
- Tornadoes in Iowa, April 11, 2001Summary of 4/11/01 event: (For additional details, see individual reports for the date.)Strong surface low pressure lifted from western Kansas into Minnesota during the event. A trailing dryline also moved eastward across Iowa.
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 11, 2001Law enforcement officials and storm spotters reported a tornado touched down just south of Highway 18, about 2.5 miles west of West Union (Fayette County). A farm was hit hard, with several barns, sheds and outbuildings damaged or destroyed.
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 11, 2001Microburst winds heavily damaged a farm just southwest of Dexter. Numerous outbuildings and barns were damaged or destroyed. Debris was thrown into fields toward the city of Dexter.
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 11, 2001Thunderstorm winds blew out windows in an office building and ripped a piece of tin off the roof of another building.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Michigan, April 11 to 12, 2001Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours of the 11th and continued into into the early morning hours of the 12th, producing numerous reports of downed trees and power lines, large hail, a few reports of flash flooding, and even a couple of F0 tornadoes.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 11, 2001Emergency management officials reported a 30 by 60 foot pole building near Glen Haven (Grant County) was ripped apart by wind gusts estimated around 60 to 65 mph. The roof of another large outbuilding near Potosi (Grant County) was blown off by thunderstorm winds.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, April 11 to 12, 2001A nearly stationary warm front extended across southern lower Michigan during the evening hours of the 11th into the overnight hours of the 12th.
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 11, 2001Emergency Manager reported an overturned semi south of Lafayette.
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 12, 2001Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees and power lines downed by wind gusts estimated between 60 and 65 mph.
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 12, 2001Thunderstorms developed across east central Wisconsin in the warm sector of a surface weather system that was moving through the region. These storms caused strong winds aloft to reach the surface, knocking down trees and power lines.
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, April 12 to 18, 2001A combination of runoff from snowmelt and rainfall resulted in minor flooding primarily along the Pine River in the Upper Peninsula. Heavy rainfall was responsible for high water on the Manistee, Au Sable, Boardman, and Thunder Bay Rivers.
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, April 12, 2001Lightning ignited a fire in a barn that had been converted into a home. The fire damaged the basement, and the first and second floor bathrooms. Smoke damage was reported throughout the home.
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, April 12, 2001Lightning struck an apartment building and ignited a fire that damaged the building and displaced six Plymouth State College students
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, April 12, 2001A home was destroyed by a fire started by lightning.
More
Every billion-dollar disasterEvery storm of 2001Tornadoes in 2001
Sources
NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.