Storm reports for July 5, 2000

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On July 5, 2000, 90 hail, 74 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Logan County, CO.

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 (90)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage, $842,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wheeler County, NE (near Bartlett) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Extensive wind damage in and around Bartlett. A canopy was torn off a gas station, several trees branches and power lines were down, and several grain bins were damaged or destroyed.”
• Blaine County, NE (near Brewster) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “Extensive wind damage in and around Brewster with trees down, power lines down, and outbuildings damaged. Sheriff estimated wind gusts up to 100 mph.”
• Hardee County, FL (near Zolfo Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A local utility reported that thunderstorm winds snapped several wooden power poles eight miles east of Zolfo Springs along State Road 66.”
• Saunders County, NE (near Cedar Bluffs) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts uprooted trees, overturned a center pivot and blew a garage down in the Cedar Bluffs area. The Farm Service Agency estimated 20 to 80 percent damage to around 480 acres of crop land near Cedar Bluffs.”
• Lafayette County, MO (near Mayview) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $10,000
  “Storm spotters reported downed trees and power lines, and damage to a roof.”
• Fayette County, KY (near Little Texas) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $5,000
  “Trees were downed. A patio covering was blown off. A roof was blown off a garage.”

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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