Storm reports for May 23, 2000

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On May 23, 2000, 117 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 17 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Breckinridge County, KY.

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 (117)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $59.9 million in property damage, $139,000 in crop damage and 20 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (187 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grayson County, KY (near Leitchfield) · Tornado F3 · $50 million · 16 injuries
  “A storm survey was done by NWS personnel on Wednesday May 24. The survey found severe damage to residential and industrial structures. Three vortices combined into a single tornado north of Leitchfield, then moved east to southeast at 40 to 45 mph.”
• Washington County, OH (near Marietta) · Thunderstorm wind · $45,000 · 3 injuries
  “A double wide mobile home was destroyed after its roof was blown off. The home was located on Warren Township Road 277. Seven people were in the home at the time, 3 were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and later released.”
• Johnson County, IL (near Goreville) · Hail 2.75″ · $7 million
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced baseball size hail from northwest to southeast across parts of Johnson County. The total damage costs for dented cars, smashed windows, and damaged roofs in Vienna was estimated near 7 million dollars.”
• Bollinger County, MO (near Marble Hill) · Hail 2.75″ · $1 million
  “Spotters reported golf ball size hail in Marble Hill, and baseball size hail in Leopold. Two car dealerships in Marble Hill reported their entire inventory of vehicles received damage. One insurance agent in Marble Hill received hail-damage claims on 10 homes and 60 vehicles.”
• Scott County, MO (near Benton) · Hail 2.75″ · $500,000
  “Baseball size hail fell in the Benton area.”
• Marion County, OH (near Martel) · Tornado F2 · $200,000
  “A tornado touched down near Lyons Road approximately four miles west of the Town of Martel. The observed damage path was approximately three miles in length and was oriented west to east. The width of the path varied between 100 and 200 yards. Five homes were damaged and two mobile homes destroyed.”

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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