Tornado Alley 

Significant Tornadoes of 2001
Date County/Parish/State

Intensity

PL PW Inj. Fat.
February 24
6:01pm CST
DeSha/Arkansas AR
1 S-SW Reed - 5 NE Snow Lake
F3 42 300y 0 0
February 24
8:37pm CST
LeFlore/Carroll/Grenada MS
3 SE Greenwood - 7 SW Grenada
F3 22 300y 0 0
February 24
9:35pm CST
Calhoun/Pontotoc/Prentiss/Lee MS
3 N Bruce - Near Wheeler
F3 52 800y 76 6
April 11
11:30am CDT
Gentry/Worth MO &
Ringgold/Union/Clarke/Madison IA
5 NE Gentry MO - 2 N Patterson IA
F3 62 300y 0 0
April 21
9:15pm CDT
Barton KS
1 SW Hoisington - 3 N Hoisington
F4 5 600y 28 1
May 29
1:03pm MDT
Prowers CO
2 W-SW Lamar - 2 W-NW Lamar
F3 3 50y 0 0
May 29
7:15pm CDT
Carson TX
3 N Panhandle - 2 W-NW White Deer
F3 12 600y 0 0
June 11
3:06pm CDT
Swift MN
Benson City Limits - Near DeGraff
F3* 8 200y 7 0
June 13
6:53pm CDT
Otter Tail/Todd MN
1 W Parkers Prairie - 3 NW Bertha
F3 12 100y 3 0
June 13
7:45pm CDT
Seward NE
4 S Seward - 1 SW Garland
F4 8 400y 2 0
June 18
8:06pm CDT
Burnett/Washburn WI
2 E Grantsburg - 3 W-NW Spooner
F4* 34 800y 16 2
July 18
6:05pm CDT
Nelson ND
9 SW Pekin - 5 SW Pekin
F3 5 200y 0 0
September 22
7:42pm CDT
Clay/Fillmore NE
5 N Edgar - 3 NE Ong
F3 9 1200y 0 0
September 24
3:03pm EDT
Culpeper/Fauquier VA
1 SW Rixeyville - 3 W-NW Warrenton
F4 10 70y 2 0
September 24
5:19pm EDT
Prince Georges/Howard MD
1 SW Hyattsville - 1 E-SE Columbia
F3 18 200y 55 2
October 9
3:17pm CDT
Beckham/Washita/Custer OK
1 NE Elk City - 6 NW Foss
F3 11 600y 0 0
October 9
5:08pm CDT
Washita OK
2 S-SW Cordell - 4 N-NE Cordell
F3 6 500y 9 0
October 9
5:36pm CDT
Kiowa/Washita OK
1 N Gotebo - 5 S-SE Cowden 
F3 13 500y 1 0
October 9
5:35pm CDT
Hamilton/Polk NE
2 S Marquette - 7 N Osceola
F3 27 800y 0 0
October 12
9:30pm CDT
Gillespie TX
1 SW Stonewall - 2 NE Stonewall
F3 3 400y 1 0
October 13
12:25pm CDT
Baldwin AL
2 SW Foley - 1 SW Foley
F3 1 400y 0 0
October 24
7:35pm EDT
Van Wert/Putnam OH
6 E Middle Point - 2 E-SE Belmore
F3 32 200y 0 0
October 24
3:50pm EST
St.Joseph IN & Berrien/Cass MI
1 SW Crumstown IN - 1 SE Niles MI
F3 18 1200y 2 1
November 24
12:40am CST
Morehouse LA & Ashley AR
2 NE Bastrop LA - 3 E-NE Parkdale AR
F3 30 800y 10 3
November 24
1:55am CST
Bolivar/Washington MS
3 SW Winterville - 1 SE Mound Bayou
F4 32 800y 48 0
November 24
3:10am CST
Quitman/Panola/Tate MS
5 SW Sabino - 5 NE Strayhorn
F3* 44 300y 33 3
November 24
4:15am CST
Humphreys MS
3 SW Isola - 1 NE Isola
F3 5 400y 5 0
November 24
5:25am CST
Madison MS
6 W-SW Madison - 4 S-SW Canton
F4 12 800y 21 2
November 24
10:55am CST
Pickens/Lamar/Fayette/Walker AL
5 NW Palmetto - 1 SW Carbon Hill
F3 39 300y 1 2
November 24
1:19pm CST
Etowah/Blount AL
3 SE Oneonta - 1 NE Altoona 
F4 10 400y 22 0
November 26
11:25pm CST
Henry TN
5 SE Paris - Near Oakland
F3 5 200y 12 2


Top 5 Most Violent Tornadoes - 2001
Date Tornado "Name" Intensity PL PW  
April 21 Hoisington KS F4 5 600y 28 inj. & 1 fat.
November 24 Winterville MS F4 32 800y 48 inj. & 0 fat.
June 13 Seward NE F4 8 400y 2 inj. & 0 fat.
November 24 Madison MS F4 12 800y 21 inj. & 2 fat.
June 18 Siren-Hertel WI F4* 34 800y 16 inj. & 2 fat.


Towns/Cities Impacted By 
F3 - F5 Tornadoes  (2001)

Date City/Town County/State Intensity Fatalities
Feb. 24 Pontotoc Pontotoc MS F3 4
Feb. 24 Wheeler Prentiss MS F3 0
Feb. 24 Baldwyn  Prentiss/Lee MS F3 0
April 11 Mount Ayr Ringgold IA F3 0
April 21 Hoisington Barton KS F4 1
June 18 Siren Washburn WI F4* 0
June 18 Hertel Washburn WI F4* 0
Sept. 24 Jeffersonton Culpeper VA F4 0
Sept. 24 College Park  Prince Georges MD F3 2
Sept. 24 Cherry Hill Prince Georges MD F3 0
Sept. 24 Laurel  Prince Georges MD F3 0
Sept. 24 North Laurel  Prince Georges MD F3 0
October 9 Cordell Washita OK F3 0
October 12 Stonewall Gillespie TX F3 0
October 24 Crumstown  St.Joseph IN F3 0
Nov. 24 Wilmot Ashley AR F3 0
Nov. 24 Winterville Washington MS F4 0
Nov. 24 Isola Humphreys MS F3 0
Nov. 24 Fayette Fayette AL F3 0
Nov. 24 Altoona Etowah AL F4 0
Nov. 26 Springville Henry TN F3 0
 

 Strong/Violent Tornadoes By State - 2001

State Total F3 F4 F5
Mississippi 6 4 2 0
Alabama 3 2 1 0
Nebraska 3 2 1 0
Oklahoma  3 3 0 0
Arkansas  2 2 0 0
Texas 2 2 0 0
Minnesota 2 2 0 0
Kansas 1 0 1 0
Wisconsin 1 0 1 0
Virginia 1 0 1 0
Missouri 1 1 0 0
Iowa 1 1 0 0
Colorado 1 1 0 0
North Dakota 1 1 0 0
Maryland 1 1 0 0
Ohio 1 1 0 0
Indiana 1 1 0 0
Michigan 1 1 0 0
Louisiana 1 1 0 0
Tennessee 1 1 0 0
2001 Total 31 24 7 0

State Border Crossing Tornadoes:
April 11 - Missouri/Iowa F3
October 24 - Indiana/Michigan F3
November 24 - Louisiana/Arkansas F3