Storm reports for April 20, 2000

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On April 20, 2000, 97 hail, 177 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Ford County, IL. 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 (97)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage, 5 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (287 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bedford County, TN (near Wartrace) · Tornado F1 · $30,000 · 1 death
  “The tornado first touched down about 2.5 mles west of Wartrace at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Horse Mountain Road...having an intensity of F1 and a width of about 200 feet.”
• Jefferson County, KY (near Louisville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $15,000 · 1 death
  “An elderly woman was killed when a tree was blown on to a mobile home at the Pioneer Mobile Home Park.”
• Washington County, KY (near Willisburg) · Tornado F1 · $70,000 · 4 injuries
  “The tornado destroyed two mobile homes and a tobacco barn. It also did roof, siding, and chimney damage to several homes, and damaged vehicles.”
• Washington County, KY (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $120,000 · 1 injury
  “Two trailers were completely destroyed west of Willisburg, with one person injured. Several barns were destroyed, and house windows were blown out.”
• Stark County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm winds leveled a large cinder block building in Canton. The building once housed an ice factory and was destroyed when all four exterior walls collapsed from the wind. Several trees were downed in both Massillon and Navarre.”
• Montgomery County, OH (near Dayton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorms winds measured by spotters as high as 72 mph downed numerous trees, many of which fell on cars and blew on to and into homes. A construction trailer was severely damaged and some businesses received damage.”

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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