Storm reports for April 30, 2000

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On April 30, 2000, 95 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Cottle County, TX.

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 (95)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (153 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gaines County, TX (near Seagraves) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Small cluster of storms crossed into Texas from Eastern New Mexico with the southern-most cell developing into a low-topped supercell. Hail was described as very hard.”
• Canadian County, OK (near El Reno) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $350,000
  “A 90 by 120 foot section of the northwest corner of a hospital roof was blown off with debris breaking numerous windows below. Nearly 4 inches of rain covered many rooms of the hospital damaging floors, walls, and medical equipment.”
• Young County, TX (near Olney) · Tornado F3 · $300,000
  “A large tornado was reported from near the county line (between Elbert and Padgett) to east of Olney. A 100 year old home was completely destroyed one mile south of the Olney Airport. A total of three homes and two motor homes were destroyed.”
• Throckmorton County, TX (near Elbert) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “A tornado struck the small community of Elbert. There was considerable damage to mobile homes and metal buildings, with lesser damage noted in permanent structures. A cotton gin was destroyed, with the silo blown northeast across State Highway 79.”
• Yoakum County, TX (near Denver City) · Hail 1.75″ · $150,000
  “Golfball size hail broke many windows, damaged many cars, and damaged the roofs of numerous homes.”
• Foard County, TX (near Crowell) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “A barn, several sheds and grain storage bins were blown down on the south side of Crowell, while on the southeast side of Crowell, numerous power poles were downed; sheet metal was blown off a carport; house windows were blown out, and a tree was downed.”

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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