Storm reports for July 21, 2000

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On July 21, 2000, 109 hail, 184 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 3.25″ (teacup size) in Todd 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 (109)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.9 million in property damage and $4.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (299 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Oklahoma County, OK (near Oklahoma City) · Thunderstorm wind · $3 million
  “Widespread damage to trees and the network for electrical power was observed across Oklahoma City. The primary provider of electricity, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, estimated that 60,000 customers lost power, which when combined with power outages from the previous night, totaled nearly…”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Edmond) · Thunderstorm wind · $150,000
  “Trees and power poles were downed city-wide.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Mooreland) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Two cooling towers were heavily damaged at Western Farmers Cooperative Electric.”
• Coffee County, AL (near Kinston) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Two race track buildings and two sheds were damaged. One road was blocked by fallen trees. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lake Alfred) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Polk County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and a few power poles along County Road 557 in Lake Alfred to State Road 60 in Bartow.”
• Copiah County, MS (near Hazlehurst) · Thunderstorm wind · $90,000
  “Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. Large trees and tree limbs severely damaged or destroyed at least 5 vehicles. Several homes received roof damage. Many power lines were 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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