Storm reports for May 7, 2000

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On May 7, 2000, 63 hail, 66 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Kandiyohi County, MN.

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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.6 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (136 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kimball County, NE (near Kimball) · Hail 1.75″ · $5 million · 1 injury
  “Large hail damaged much of Kimball, NE, with 40 to 50 percent of the city reporting excessive damage.”
• Deuel County, NE (near Chappell) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Extensive damage done to houses and vehicles in Chappell.”
• Clay County, SD (near Wakonda) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees, destroyed a small shed, three pieces of farm equipment, damaged a barn, and killed one farm animal.”
• Knox County, NE (near Creighton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds snapped 1 large tree in half and uprooted another one. One of the trees fell on a house causing considerable roof damage and damage to the west side of the house.”
• Kingsbury County, SD (near Arlington) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. Trees greater than one foot in diameter were blown down.”
• O'Brien County, IA (near Paullina) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree and pwer line 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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