Storm reports for May 20, 2000

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On May 20, 2000, 13 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Bartow County, GA.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $28,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (47 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Martin County, NC (near Williamston) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $10,000
  “A porch was blown off a house in Williamston.”
• Amelia County, VA (near Amelia) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “0.88 to 1.75 inch hail reported across southern Amelia county. Several extremely large trees were also downed by thunderstorm winds. One tree was reportedly over 200 years old.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Cartersville) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “The public reported thunderstorm winds knocked down a privacy fence and several trees, and caused roof damage between Euharlee and Cartersville.”
• Northampton County, NC (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Tree limbs reported down, and several power outages reported across Northampton county.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Cartersville) · Hail 2.75″ · $0
  “Numerous reports from the public indicated large hail continued in the Cartersville area. Most reports were of dime to golf ball size, but one indicated baseball size hail. A window was broken southeast of Cartersville.”
• Forsyth County, NC (near Winston Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Trees blown down along Thomasville Road.”

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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