Storm reports for April 16, 2000

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On April 16, 2000, 93 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Bollinger County, MO.

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 (93)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lake County, TN (near Tiptonville) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Many leaves were taken off trees by the hail. Many cars and roofs were damaged by the hail as well.”
• Franklin County, MO (near St Clair) · Hail 1.50″ · $500,000
  “Storm spotters reported 1 1/2 inch hail. Newspaper accounts later reported numerous reports of broken windows, cracked windshields, and damaged roofs.”
• Jefferson County, IL (near Waltonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “The roof of a home was blown off, and a nearby garage was destroyed. A vehicle in the garage was totalled. A fishing boat was overturned on top of the wrecked garage.”
• Ballard County, KY (near Wickliffe) · Hail 1.50″ · $10,000
  “Ping pong ball size hail fell along Highway 286. Vehicles were damaged.”
• Dunklin County, MO (near Frisbee) · Hail 1.75″ · $1,000
  “Hail ranged in size from quarter to golfball.”
• Clay County, AR (near Corning) · Hail 1.25″ · $0
  “Hail ranged in size from quarter to half dollar.”

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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