Storm reports for May 31, 2000

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On May 31, 2000, 58 hail, 47 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Worth 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 (58)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $480,000 in property damage, $144,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (108 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grundy County, IL (near Mazon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down a couple tree limbs in Mazon. One fell on a car. Damage was more extensive in Braceville where many limbs were blown down and large trees, some as old as 150 years, were uprooted.”
• Linn County, IA (near Alburnett) · Tornado F1 · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down at Alburnett causing damage. The center section of the horse barn roof at Strand Arabian Stables was torn off. Sheet metal from the horse barn roof littered surrounding yards, and one woman was cut by the sheet metal. She was taken to St.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Coyanosa) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “The initial thunderstorm of the afternoon produced a dry microburst in the town of Coyanosa. One mobile home was overturned, a second mobile home sustained roof damage, while a hole was incurred in the side a third mobile home. One person received minor injuries.”
• Delaware County, IN (near Eaton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Law enforcement reported an overturned trailer on Interstate 69 at the 51mile marker. Also numerous trees and power lines down including one on a house that caused roof and porch damage.”
• Carroll County, IN (near Patton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Highway department reported trees and power lines down from just north of Patton to Burrows. Also, law enforcement roof and barn damage near Delphi.”
• Cass County, IN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Wind damage in southern half of county. Numerous trees and power lines down. Several houses with damage from fallen trees. Travel trailer blown down.”

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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