Storm reports for January 3, 2000

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On January 3, 2000, 23 hail, 176 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Graves County, KY.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $73.8 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 33 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (215 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Daviess County, KY (near Rome) · Tornado F3 · $64 million · 18 injuries
  “The tornado first touched down near the community of Rome, just southwest of Owensboro, and entered the city near the southern boundary of Owensboro Airport. The tornado tracked northeast through the heart of Owensboro before dissipating on the east side of town.”
• Union County, MS (near Pinedale) · Tornado F3 · $250,000 · 4 injuries
  “The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county.”
• Crittenden County, KY (near Crayne) · Tornado F3 · $5 million · 3 injuries
  “Although the tornado tracked about 15 miles through the county with estimated top winds of 160 MPH, damage was relatively light due to the rural nature of the land.”
• Cape Girardeau County, MO (near Dutchtown) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $250,000 · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated between 90 and 100 MPH affected a small area about one-half mile wide and two miles long. The hardest hit areas were along Highway 74 west of Interstate 55, and in the 1200 block of South Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau.”
• Lafayette County, MS (near Paris) · Tornado F2 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
  “The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county.”
• Overton County, TN (near Rickman) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000 · 1 injury
  “Strong winds damaged a mobile home on East Speck Road, just north of Rickman. A boy suffered glass cuts to his legs.”

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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