North Central Severe Weather
One of the severe storm disasters on NOAA’s billion-dollar list: $1.2 billion in losses at 2024 prices ($671 million at the time).
What the offices filed during it
The 114 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
- $1.2 billion
- Losses at the time
- $671 million
- Deaths
- 0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 51 | 0 | 0 | $200 million |
| Minnesota | 87 | 0 | 0 | $38 million |
| Wisconsin | 22 | 0 | 0 | $24 million |
| Texas | 40 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Iowa | 52 | 0 | 1 | $508,000 |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Alabama | 8 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 0 | 0 | $10 |
| Kansas | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Montana | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Dakota | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Episode by episode
- Damaging Wind in Utah, April 28, 2001Microburst wind gusts estimated at around 80mph (70kts) hit the Trenton and Smithfield areas during the evening hours. These winds ripped the metal roof off of an 88-foot hay barn and carried it for a block. Several trees were also blown over and power lines were blown down.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 29, 2001Hail covered the ground
- Hail in Colorado, April 29, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 29, 2001
- Hail in Alabama, April 29, 2001Dime size hail fell near the city of Tuscaloosa.
- Hail in New Mexico, April 29, 2001
- Hail in Alabama, April 29, 2001Quarter size hail reported on SR 216 near Tuscaloosa.
- Hail in New Mexico, April 29, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 29, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 29, 2001Small wind blown hail caused a few windows of a building to break.
- Hail in Alabama, April 29, 2001Dime size hail was reported near Ohatchee.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 2001Wind from a thunderstorm damaged the side of an apartment building on Forest Avenue ripping siding material away. Flying debris also damaged a car.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 29 to 30, 2001
- Hail in Colorado, April 29, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in South Dakota, April 30, 2001
- Tornadoes in Iowa, April 30, 2001Two tornadoes from the same thunderstorm caused no reported damage. Pictures of the tornadoes were taken by a National Weather Service trained spotter.
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in South Dakota, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Illinois, April 30, 2001Storm spotters reported nickel size hail.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, April 30, 2001Large hail covered the ground and caused damage to the siding and windows of houses. The amount of damage was not known.
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, April 30, 2001Occurred on east side of town.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, April 30, 2001Hail covered the ground
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, April 30, 2001Large hail accumulated at least two inches over a stretch of several miles. The hail accumulation produced shallow but dense fog, which persisted for at least an hour. Damage to vehicles and other property was suspected, but no damage estimates were available.
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Texas, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001Large hail covered the ground.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 30, 2001Severe thunderstorms developed over southwestern Roberts county. The storms moved southwest and then south across Carson and northern Armstrong counties producing large...damaging hail and an isolated tornado during the evening hours.
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001Large hail caused damage to vehicles and other property, but the amount of damage was not known.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 30, 2001A tornado was observed by National Weather Service trained spotters and law enforcement officials. The tornado caused no reported damage.
- Hail in Iowa, April 30, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 30, 2001A 60 mph wind gust blew down some small trees and a screened porch.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001Reported at the intersection of highways 6 and 63.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 2001An isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the early evening hours across the eastern Oklahoma panhandle producing large hail.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001Two large hail producing thunderstorm cells tracked across the greater Omaha area this day, one across Douglas county and the other across Sarpy county.
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Montana, April 30, 200185 mph thunderstorm wind gust at KTVQ TV weather station
- Damaging Wind in Montana, April 30, 200169 mph thunderstorm wind gust at the Billings Airport
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 1, 200160 mph thunderstorm wind gust
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, May 1, 200176 mph thunderstorm wind gust
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, May 1, 2001An small line of thunderstorms moved along the Montana/Wyoming border shortly after midnight. The line of storms was associated with a potent upper level shortwave. Outflow from these storms produced a strong and persistent gust front across Campbell County.
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 1, 2001A potent upper level short wave was moving across eastern Montana and into northwestern South Dakota. With a moist and unstable atmosphere in place, a line of thunderstorms developed along the Montana and Wyoming border and moved into northwestern South Dakota.
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 1, 2001Harlem spotter.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 1, 2001Walking on Amelia Island Beach.
- Hail in Ohio, May 1, 2001Hail covered the ground to a depth of about 2 to 3 inches along Route 681.
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 1, 2001Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at around 60 mph by law enforcement.
- Hail in West Virginia, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 1, 2001Dime size hail reported.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2001Touched down in open field. No damage reported.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 1 to 2, 2001Warm and moist air streamed into Iowa on 20 to 35 MPH surface winds from the south. By the late afternoon, temperatures over the southwest half of the state warmed into the mid 80s to around 90 with surface dew point temperatures in the low 60s.
- Hail in Nebraska, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Tornado in Wisconsin, May 1, 2001A weak tornado destroyed a screen house and blew down many trees. A mobile home suffered structural damage from a falling branch.
- Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 1, 2001Measured at Rocky Branch School. Numerous trees down.
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 1, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2001Storm spotters and law enforcement officials reported a tornado entered Mower County about 3 miles west of Austin. The storm proceeded northeast, before lifting about 4 miles north of Austin.
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001The third severe thunderstorm of this day to track across the Mondamin Iowa area. This one produced up to 1 inch hail from the town of Mondamin to 3 miles east of town. The storms also produced numerous reports of funnel clouds.
- Hail in Iowa, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, May 1, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 1, 2001Law enforcement estimated a thunderstorm wind gust around 60 mph.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 1, 2001A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at over 60 mph knocked down a tree damaging a car northwest of Pilger.
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 1, 2001Severe weather developed across north central Wisconsin during the evening ahead of a cold front that was moving through the state. Strong winds downed several large trees in St.
- Hail in Nebraska, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, May 1, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, May 1, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 2, 2001Wind damage to out buildings.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 2, 2001
- Hail in Alabama, May 2, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, May 2, 2001Lightning struck a home just northeast of the airport and started a small fire. The fire was quickly extinguished with very little damage to the home.
- Hail in Alabama, May 2, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 2, 2001High winds from a thunderstorm blew a tin roof off a barn. Dime size hail was also reported.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 2, 2001The cooperative observer reported strong winds as a result of a collapsing thunderstorm.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 2, 2001Law enforcement officials reported a brief tornado touchdown in open country west of town. No NWS storm survey was conducted.
- Hail in Mississippi, May 2, 2001Hail of up to golfball size caused minor damage to buildings and vehicles in the Camp Shelby area.
- Hail in Texas, May 2, 2001Severe thunderstorms producing large hail developed during the early evening hours across the extreme eastern Texas panhandle.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 2, 2001Five-inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 2, 2001Large trees and power lines were blown down.
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.