Storm reports for March 3, 2000

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On March 3, 2000, 9 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lamar 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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $67,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (18 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mobile County, AL (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $15,000
  “High winds damaged a mobile home and blew down several trees just west of Mt. Vernon.”
• Greene County, MS (near Avera) · Tornado F0 · $12,000
  “An F0 tornado, about thirty yards wide, moved along at near tree top level for about six miles. The tornado first touched down near State Highway 63 southeast of Avera where a mobile home that was tied down was shifted off its blocks.”
• Lamar County, AL (near Sulligent) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “A severe thunderstorm tracked across northern Lamar County and dropped hail from the size of dimes to the size of golfballs. In many locations, the hail covered the ground. The path at times was 1 to 2 miles wide and 14 miles long. Most of the hail fell in a rural area.”
• Washington County, AL (near Fruitdale) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “High thunderstorm winds blew several trees down in the community. Law enforcement personnel reported no structural damage from the fallen trees.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Citronelle) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “High winds blew trees down north of Citronelle.”
• Autauga County, AL (near Prattville) · Hail 1.25″ · $5,000
  “Half dollar size hail fell in Prattville.”

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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