Storm reports for July 24, 2000

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On July 24, 2000, 52 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Mellette 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 (52)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $366,000 in property damage and $785,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (74 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Highlands County, FL (near Lake Placid) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds ripped off large segments of a dairy farm roof and damaged several smaller out buildings on Southwest Ruck's Dairy Road near State Road 70, six miles southeast of Lake Placid.”
• Cherry County, NE (near Wood Lake) · Tornado F1 · $40,000
  “A tornado touched down 7 miles northwest of Johnstown and was intermittently on the ground producing tree damage in Brown county. The tornado continued to touch down intermittently and grew to a width of a quarter mile near the Brown and Cherry county line.”
• Gulf County, FL (near Indian Pass) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Gazebos picked up and thrown against a house. Its windows were blown out and roof damaged. Reported by the Gulf County Sheriff.”
• Virginia Beach city, VA (near Back Bay) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “A waterspout that formed over Back Bay came ashore at Campbell Landing Road and destroyed a 20 by 30 foot outbuilding before dissipating. Many trees were blown down and camper shells and lawn furniture were tossed across the neighborhood.”
• Perquimans County, NC (near Hertford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $4,000
  “Trees were blown down on power lines in several locations.”
• Leon County, FL (near Tallahassee) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “A few trees and power lines down near North Meridian and Monroe Streets, and near Dellwood and Bradford Roads. Reported by the public.”

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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