Storm reports for July 8, 2000

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On July 8, 2000, 62 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Otter Tail County, MN.

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 (62)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $780,000 in property damage, $190,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (112 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wadena County, MN (near Verndale) · Tornado F2 · $500,000 · 3 injuries
  “A tornado that formed near Verndale intensified as it reached the Aldrich area. A mobile home, garage, barn, and 3 vehicles were destroyed 3 miles east of Aldrich. Two people, inside the mobile home when the tornado hit, suffered cuts, bruises, and a sprained ankle.”
• Todd County, MN (near Staples) · Tornado F2 · 1 injury
  “Roofs blown off homes and one business. At least one dozen homes damaged. Numerous large trees down. One minor injury in Staples due to flying glass. Tornado crossed over from Wadena county.”
• Hernando County, FL (near Brooksville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts of 64 mph were measured by Automated Surface Observing Equipment (ASOS) at the Hernando County Airport. Hernando Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a chickan farm, downed several large trees, branches and power lines from the Hernando…”
• Covington County, AL (near Gantt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $7,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and also caused minor damage to a mobile home.”
• Fergus County, MT (near Lewistown) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “0.75 inch hail and 52kt wind gust...funnel cloud...windows broke out of house.”
• Polk County, FL (near Ft Meade) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Law enforcement of Polk county reported that thunderstorm winds downed two large trees and several large branches along NE 9th Street between County Roads 630 and 640 near Ft. Meade.”

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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