Storm reports for May 13, 2000

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On May 13, 2000, 80 hail, 138 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Fauquier County, VA.

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 (80)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.5 million in property damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (224 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Loudoun County, VA (near Middleburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000 · 3 injuries
  “Numerous trees were felled, some onto cars, and 3 people were injured by flying debris from a downburst of wind between 70 and 90 MPH.”
• Charlottesville city, VA (near Charlottesville) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado moved across the northern portion of the city and damaged several trees and structures and injured 1 person.”
• Calvert County, MD (near Chaney) · Tornado F1 · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado that came from Prince George's County downed trees onto cars and houses.”
• Jefferson County, WV (near Bar Dane) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000 · 1 injury
  “High winds pushed a car into a power pole.”
• Fauquier County, VA (near Warrenton) · Hail 2.50″ · $1 million
  “Tennis ball sized hail fell and damaged hundreds of cars.”
• Dorchester County, MD (near Cambridge) · Thunderstorm wind · $300,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a large 110 foot tall, 7 ton sail being constructed adjacent to the Choptank River. The sail fell and damaged the deck around the site, and a nearby wall.”

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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