Storm reports for June 18, 2000

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On June 18, 2000, 9 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Virginia Beach city, VA.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (33 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Norfolk city, VA (near Norfolk) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $100,000
  “A severe thunderstorm hit downtown Norfolk and Portsmouth as the OpSail 2000 Festival was ending, sending vendors scurrying to fold tents and spectators running for cover. Several tall ships broke free of their moorings and several sailors were knocked into the Elizabeth River.”
• Lowndes County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines down with scattered power outages. Reported by Lowndes County 911.”
• Lee County, FL (near Cape Coral) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Lee county Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds of up to 50 mph caused minor paint damage to several vehicles at a Walmart supercenter along Del Prado Parkway in Cape Coral.”
• Pasco County, FL (near Elfers) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Skywarn Spotters reported estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 60 mph from near Elfers to Port Richey over western Pasco county. Several trees and power lines were downed on Rowan Road north of State Road 54 near Elfers.”
• Lake County, FL (near Mt Dora) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees over a large area south of Mt. Dora. A church was slightly damaged by a fallen tree.”
• Copiah County, MS (near Hazlehurst) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Several trees and large limbs were blown down and caused minor damage.”

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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