Storm reports for May 30, 2000

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On May 30, 2000, 50 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Polk County, IA.

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 (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $346,000 in property damage and $176,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Homestead) · Tornado F0
  “A park ranger sighted a brief tornado touchdown in Everglades National Park. Several other funnel clouds were observed in deep south Miami-Dade.”
• Knox County, IL (near Abingdon) · Thunderstorm wind
  “A couple of large trees were blown down onto US 150 near Knoxville. Another tree fell onto county highway 26.”

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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