Storm reports for May 19, 2000

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On May 19, 2000, 46 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Goochland 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 (46)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $493,000 in property damage, $42,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wilson County, TX (near La Vernia) · Tornado F1 · $80,000
  “A small tornado struck a semi-rural area just southwest of the town of LaVernia. It damaged or destroyed several trees and caused damage to around a dozen homes. In a few cases, it pulled very large, old oak trees with diameters over two feet out of the ground.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Old Ocean) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Barn destroyed and water pipes damaged at end of CR 943 just north of Old Ocean.”
• Bexar County, TX (near San Antonio) · Tornado F0 · $40,000
  “A small tornado was observed by the public as it touched down in a residential area near the intersection of Zarzamora and US90. The tornado missed homes in the area, but destroyed around 20 trees.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Danciger) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Trees down and over highway along FM 1301.”
• Zavala County, TX (near Batesville) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and caused minor property damage just east of Batesville.”
• Bexar County, TX (near Macdona) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “The small and brief tornado mentioned above in Medina County continued to knock over trees with damage to some power lines as it crossed the Bexar County line near Macdonna.”

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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