Storm reports for May 21, 2000

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On May 21, 2000, 65 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Duplin County, NC.

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 (65)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $359,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (86 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Craven County, NC (near New Bern) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Widespread golf ball size hail damaged numerous automobiles in and around New Bern.”
• Lafayette County, MO (near Lexington) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “A tornado, witnessed by two citizens, destroyed several outbuildings and damaged the roof of an earth-contact home 7 miles southeast of Lexington, MO.”
• Edgecombe County, NC (near Tarboro) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $55,000
  “25 homes and farmhouses were damaged by straight-line winds in the western part of the county.”
• Wyandotte County, KS (near Kansas City) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “An isolated thunderstorm tracked south-southeast across the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro area. Hail from quarter to golfball size was reported, and numerous vehicles were damaged at an automobile dealership in Kansas City, Kansas.”
• Johnson County, KS (near Overland Park) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “The same thunderstorm that produced large hail in Kansas City, KS continued south-southeast into Johnson County, tracking from Merriam across Overland Park, and into Leawood. Numerous reports of hail were received, with hail size ranging from pea size to ping-pong ball size.”
• Gordon County, GA (near Calhoun) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Gordon county 911 reported several trees down in Calhoun, and power lines knocked down between Sugar Valley and Resaca. Hail was also reported, but the size was not given.”

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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