Storm reports for April 18, 2000

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On April 18, 2000, 26 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Scotts Bluff County, NE.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $90,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morrill County, NE (near Bridgeport) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “High winds damaged roofs and irrigation equipment in and near Bridgeport, NE.”
• Morrill County, NE (near Broadwater) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1,000
  “High winds blew a garage door out in Broadwater, NE.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Bakersfield) · Hail 1.00″
  “Storm moving slowly through northeastern Pecos County turned to southeast passing over FM 11 where this event occurred.”

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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