Storm reports for May 22, 2000

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← May 21, 2000 All 2000 storm days · May 2000 May 23, 2000 →

Other storms on May 22 →

On May 22, 2000, 53 hail, 47 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Chowan 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 (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $576,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (106 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Richland County, SC (near Ballentine) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 injury
  “Sheriff reported trees down. One man was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle.”
• Lunenburg County, VA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $200,000
  “Widespread hail "up to nearly softball size" affected large portions of Lunenburg county. Specific reports from spotters and the media were: 2.25 to 2.50 inch diameter hail in Victoria at 250 PM EDT, hail "up to nearly softball size" just before 300 PM EDT, and "hail the size of tennis balls and…”
• Fluvanna County, VA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $140,000
  “A thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds began affecting Fluvanna county around 400 PM EDT. At the Courthouse Green complex, three county owned vehicles were damaged when a large tree fell across them.”
• Chowan County, NC (near Rockyhock) · Hail 3.00″ · $40,000
  “Hail up to 3.00 inches in diameter was reported in Arrowhead Beach adjacent to the Chowan River.”
• Jefferson County, FL (near Wacissa) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Straight-line winds downed large trees and power lines east and west of Pinhook Road and Highway 59. One shed was destroyed when its roof collapsed and another was damaged due to a fallen tree. A pontoon boat was slightly damaged by flying debris.”
• Pamlico County, NC (near Grantsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $20,000
  “Straight line winds destroyed a dog kennel in Grantsboro.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final