Storm reports for April 2, 2000

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On April 2, 2000, 92 hail, 79 damaging-wind and 18 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Dallas County, AL. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (92)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9.6 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage, 21 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (190 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, GA (near Esom Hill) · Tornado F2 · $1 million · 6 injuries
  “Survey of damage by NWS personnel indicated that an F1 - F2 tornado, 50 - 100 yards wide, touched down in the Potash community at approximately 2:00 am EDT near Harmony Road. The tornado traveled approximately 6 miles with the terminating point just southwest of Cedartown.”
• Gwinnett County, GA (near Lawrenceville) · Tornado F1 · $1.5 million
  “Emergency Management and an NWS Storm Survey team reported that a severe thunderstorm produced damage along a 4 mile path from near the intersection of Sever Road and Highway 120, to near the intersection of highways 20 and 124 near the commuinity of Allendale.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Hickory Flat) · Tornado F1 · $1.1 million
  “A survey by the Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency and a National Weather Service Disaster Survey Team showed that an F0 - F1 tornado traveled along a path almost 7 miles long through southeast Cherokee county.”
• Cobb County, GA (near Mableton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $250,000
  “Sight survey by an NWS employee showed a downburst or straightline winds caused damage in southern Cobb county. Damage was first noted on Allen Road where new homes under construction were damaged as the wind collapsed the framing. Roofs were pretty much intact but were lying on the ground.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Forestdale) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “The tornado first caused damage just east of Minor Parkway and moved northeast along Crumley Chapel Road and through the Crumley Chapel community. The tornado crossed US 78 at the Wal-Mart shopping center and turned on a more easterly track through a residential area of Forestdale.”
• Chambers County, TX (near Anahuac) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “Tornado near FM 1985 with rice dryers demolished and major tree damage at several homes.”

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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