Storm reports for January 9, 2000

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On January 9, 2000, 12 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Randolph County, AL.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $866,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (51 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Montgomery County, AL (near Montgomery) · Tornado F0 · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “A weak tornado briefly touched down just south of exit 167 on I-65. One motorists, traveling northbound, had his car spun around and overturned. The car was totaled and the driver sustained minor injuries.”
• Marengo County, AL (near Dixons Mills) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “A tornado was reported first touching down just inside the Marengo County line about 3 miles south of Dixons Mills. The storm then crossed U. S. Highway 43 about 2.5 miles south of Dixons Mills .”
• Randolph County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Damaging thunderstorm wind moved across the county around midnight. As the storm entered the county, a barn roof was damaged, and a chicken house lost its roof near the intersection of US 431 and CR 82.”
• Lincoln Parish, LA (near Ruston) · Thunderstorm wind · $23,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines toppled as line of thunderstorms moved across the region. Approximately 1500 people were without power. A pine tree snapped and crushed a carport and caved a portion of a roof into a house.”
• Pike County, AL (near Troy) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “Large tree limbs were knocked down onto power lines across the city causing numerous power outages. Newspaper reports indicated businesses along US 231 Bypass received minor roof and shutter damage and some signs were destroyed.”
• Upson County, GA (near Thomaston) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Upson county 911 reported a large tree down on a house on the north side of Thomaston. A newspaper clipping showed the house was knocked off its foundation and sustained roof damage. Several other trees were knocked down in Thomaston and across the county.”

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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