Storm reports for April 19, 2000

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On April 19, 2000, 129 hail, 138 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Black Hawk County, IA.

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 (129)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $78.3 million in property damage and 35 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (277 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Labette County, KS (near Dennis) · Tornado F3 · $71 million · 27 injuries
  “The same tornado that formed 3 miles south of Cherryvale at 1930 CST in eastern Montgomery County, the tornado entered western Labette County at 1934 CST, 10 miles southwest of Dennis. Moving northeast around 35 mph, the tornado passed 4 miles south of Dennis at 1940 CST.”
• Neosho County, KS (near Erie) · Tornado F2 · $1.8 million · 3 injuries
  “Forming at 1920 CST 6 miles southwest of Erie, the tornado moved northeast around 35 mph passing just south of Erie at 1931 CST. F2 intensity for much of it's track, the tornado injured 3 people on the southern periphery of Erie as it destroyed or heavily damaged 12 homes, several mobile homes, as…”
• Logan County, IL (near San Jose) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $750,000 · 1 injury
  “As a line of severe thunderstorms raced across Logan County, extensive damage was reported in northern sections of the county from San Jose to Atlanta. In San Jose, a mobile home was blown off of its foundation. No injuries were reported.”
• McLean County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1.1 million
  “Widespread damage was reported countywide. In Stanford, the roof of a business was torn off causing approximately $50,000 in damage. On I-39 northwest of Bloomington, a semi was blown over and at the I-55/I-74 interchange, two semis were blown over. No injuries were reported.”
• Tazewell County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph · $600,000
  “Widespread damage was reported countywide. In Green Valley, a large empty grain bin was blown over, several sheds destroyed, and an irrigation system was wrapped around a couple of power poles. In Groveland, a radio tower was blown down, causing $500,000 in damage.”
• Woodford County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $300,000
  “Damage was reported countywide with numerous power poles, power lines, and trees blown down. Numerous sheds were destroyed. The most intense damage occurred from 4 miles east of Metamora through Roanoke and into the Benson area.”

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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