Storm reports for May 25, 2000

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On May 25, 2000, 152 hail, 116 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Florence County, SC.

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 (152)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $42 million in property damage, $1.7 million in crop damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (308 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cotton County, OK (near Walters) · Thunderstorm wind · $42,000 · 3 injuries
  “Two mobile homes were destroyed, with one of them occupied by a family of 3 at the time. The 3 family members were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Power poles and trees were also downed, and several vehicles were moved slightly with their windows being broken.”
• Florence County, SC (near Florence) · Hail 4.50″ · $30 million · 2 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm developed west of the city of Florence and moved east. The damage began on the southwest side of the city with reports (including ham radio, media, and spotters) of large hail and wind gusts estimated over 80 mph.”
• Orange County, NC (near Chapel Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 2 injuries
  “A Piper Cherokee crashed while trying to land at the Horance Williams Airport due to strong winds.”
• Randall County, TX (near Amarillo) · Hail 2.75″ · $10 million
  “Damage estimate of ten million dollars includes damage estimated for all of Potter and Randall counties.”
• Cotton County, OK (near Walters) · Thunderstorm wind · $600,000
  “Five large transmission poles were downed on the north side of Walters. The high school lost about one third of its overlayment on the west side of the gym. Nine homes were destroyed, 6 severely damaged, and 15 with minor to moderate damage.”
• Lynn County, TX (near Odonnell) · Hail 2.75″ · $200,000
  “Baseball size hail did considerable damage to cars, damaged the roofs of many houses, and broke windows.”

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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