Storm reports for June 23, 2000

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On June 23, 2000, 134 hail, 124 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Butte County, SD.

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 (134)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage and $616,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (264 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Knox County, NE (near Crofton) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.5 million
  “A hail storm began northwest of Crofton Nebraska and cut a half mile wide swath of damage down to Hartington in Cedar county. Hail, which at times was baseball size, was driven by 50 mph winds causing extensive damage to cars, windows, siding, roofs and crops in the area.”
• McPherson County, KS (near Mc Pherson) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $250,000
  “Microburst winds swept across a 10-12 block area of North McPherson. Roofs were damaged or removed, insulation was ripped out, merchandise overturned at the garden department of a supermarket, boats and gas tanks were tossed into nearby lots and one side of a greenhouse was ripped off.”
• Jackson County, MN (near Petersburg) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Large hail broke windows and dented vehicles.”
• Antelope County, NE (near Elgin) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $35,000
  “An apparent thunderstorm microburst destroyed a large frame building and did some tree damage west of Elgin.”
• Russell County, KS (near Russell) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $25,000
  “Trees and power lines downed severing power to Russell for about an hour.”
• Crane County, TX (near Crane) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $20,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced very strong winds and caused damage across the city of Crane. There were numerous reports of roof damage, carport damage, broken windows, and tree damage. An electric meter was knocked off a house and a water line was broken by a falling tree.”

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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