Storm reports for April 26, 2000

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On April 26, 2000, 31 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Beaver County, OK.

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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $296,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Holt County, NE (near Atkinson) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “Tornado was intermittently on the ground for six miles and destroyed or damaged several farm buildings, knocked down power lines, fences, and trees. Four center pivot systems were also damaged or destroyed.”
• Ellis County, OK (near Arnett) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) damaged many roofs and dented numerous vehicles.”
• Holt County, NE (near O Neill) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “Tornado touched down briefly and partially removed roof from house.”
• Noble County, OK (near Morrison) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Two businesses at the intersection of Highway 64 and Highway 177, also known as Bill's Corner, sustained structural damage. A 15 foot by 15 foot section of sheet metal roofing from one of the businesses was peeled back and lofted southward.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Mobile) · Hail 1.00″ · $5,000
  “Quarter size hail was reported just north of downtown Mobile. Several cars had their windshields damaged by the hail.”
• Noble County, OK (near Morrison) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “A 10 foot by 14 foot wooden building was pushed over intact onto its west side. Large tree limbs were blown down to the southwest, and a tree about 10 to 12 inches in diameter was split and laying to the southwest, however it appears the tree was at least partially dead.”

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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