Storm reports for July 4, 2000

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On July 4, 2000, 65 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Garfield 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 (65)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $408,000 in property damage, $335,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McCone County, MT (near Circle) · Hail 2.75″ · $150,000
  “Baseball sized hail six inches deep fell on the community of Circle breaking windows and destroying area crops.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “A local utility company reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees and several large branches in Brandon. One home incurred roof and structural damage from a downed tree near Parsons Road north of State Road 60 in Brandon.”
• Crook County, WY (near New Haven) · Hail 2.75″ · $10,000
  “Several windows were broken. Also several cattle and antelope were killed.”
• Custer County, MT (near Miles City) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “11 telephone poles snapped from 1-mile wide microburst on Kinsey Road”
• Benson County, ND (near Oberon) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Several antennas and trees were blown down north of Oberon.”
• Golden Valley County, ND (near Beach) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Eight to ten inch diameter trees 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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