Storm reports for February 24, 2000

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On February 24, 2000, 75 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Roberts 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 (75)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $773,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (122 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lipscomb County, TX (near Lipscomb) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “The tornado track was estimated and the tornado damaged nine irrigation sprinklers. Trees were uprooted and fences were blown down three miles east of Follett. The tornado also damaged roof tops, outbuildings, water wind mills, and one tractor cab along with several power line poles.”
• Ellis County, OK (near Catesby) · Tornado F1 · $90,000
  “This tornado formed in northeast Lipscomb County Texas (See Amarillo Texas stormdata for more information on the Texas segment) and tracked across the Texas/Oklahoma State border, 2 miles west of Catesby in Ellis County at 2029 CST.”
• Lipscomb County, TX (near Lipscomb) · Hail 2.75″ · $75,000
  “Hail damaged automobiles and mainly the roofs of buildings.”
• Barton County, KS (near Great Bend) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Estimated 70 mph winds hit northwest Great Bend damaging a telephone pole, fences and a chimney (blown down).”
• Jackson County, KS (near Mayetta) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Strong winds damaged 5 outbuildings. A garage suffered major damage while the other 4 had minor mostly roof damage. The damage occurred in a path about 1 mile long and 100 yards wide.”
• Harper County, OK (near Buffalo) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Straight-line winds blew over a large truck parked in the front yard of a house.”

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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