Storm reports for January 2, 2000

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On January 2, 2000, 10 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Clay County, TX.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $139,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Latimer County, OK (near Wilburton) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged several buildings and blew down trees across a large part of eastern Latimer County between Wilburton and Red Oak including the community of Cravens.One business in Wilburton known as The Auction House had its roof blown off and a few neighboring businesses had their…”
• Franklin County, AR (near Altus) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds rolled a mobile home over and blew down several trees.”
• Franklin County, AR (near Ozark) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged a chicken house and a barn. Several trees were also blown down.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Milltown) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and also blew the roof off a garage.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Witcherville) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and blew over chicken pens.”
• Washington County, AR (near Strickler) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and large tree limbs at Devil's Den State Park.”

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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