Storm reports for April 27, 2000

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On April 27, 2000, 48 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Madison County, AL.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $53,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (60 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carroll County, TN (near Huntingdon) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Blount County, AL (near Oneonta) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $8,000
  “A roof was blown off a mobile home on Jones Chapel Loop in southeastern Blount County.”
• Madison County, AL (near Hazel Green) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Golfball size hail was reported on Walker Lane near Hazel Green.”
• Lauderdale County, AL (near Killen) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
  “Trees were knocked down in Killen, Zip City, and in Green Hill.”
• Franklin County, AL (near Red Bay) · Hail 1.00″ · $2,000
  “One inch diameter size hail was observed in Red Bay.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Birmingham) · Hail 1.00″ · $2,000
  “Dime to nickel size hail was observed on Ruffner Mountain. Quarter size hail was reported near Eastwood Mall.”

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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