Storm reports for July 3, 2000

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On July 3, 2000, 57 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Fergus County, MT.

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 (57)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $790,000 in property damage and $2.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (136 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Valley County, MT (near Glasgow Intl Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 82 mph · $250,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds in excess of 80 mph knocked down power lines and trees and caused roof damage. A double wide trailer 8 miles north of Glasgow was almost completely destroyed by the winds. The occupants were saved by taking shelter in an interior bathroom.”
• Blaine County, MT (near Harlem) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $100,000
  “Storage shed destroyed with valuable machinary damaged...machine shop severely damaged.”
• Meagher County, MT (near Ringling) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Wind gust to 80kt...hail 1 inch...funnel cloud.”
• McCone County, MT (near Circle) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds took down eight power lines in Circle leaving 100 customers without power. Strong winds also took the top off of on of the local grain bins.”
• Clark County, OH (near Medway) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and large limbs were knocked down in a 3/4 mile long path.”
• Phillips County, MT (near Malta) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Ranch lost new 40' by 60' building as well as having 1400 pound hay bales blown around and equipment blown over.”

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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