Storm reports for July 25, 2000

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On July 25, 2000, 84 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Clay County, MN. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (84)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20.2 million in property damage, $2.1 million in crop damage, 15 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (120 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yellow Medicine County, MN (near Granite Falls) · Tornado F4 · $20 million · 1 death · 15 injuries
  “The tornado first touched down in rural Yellow Medicine County, 8 miles west, and 3 miles north of Granite Falls. The tornado lifted before exiting Granite Falls, leaving the most concentrated damage path two miles long, and 500 feet wide, through a primarily residential area of Granite Falls.”
• Nobles County, MN (near Adrian) · Tornado F2 · $150,000
  “A tornado damaged buildings, vehicles, and trees on a farm. The tornado destroyed the west side of the house, blew three grain bins away and wrapped them around trees. The tornado also blew the top of a barn off, killing at least 4 calves inside.”
• Gillespie County, TX (near Fredericksburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees.”
• Menard County, TX (near Menard) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Many pecan and oak trees, some 300 years old, were toppled when a downburst struck near Menard. About 100 of the trees had diameters more than 2 feet in diameter. A gazebo was also heavily damaged by the falling trees.”
• McCulloch County, TX (near Brady) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “A downburst struck the town of Brady, causing damage to the north side of the city. Several buildings lost parts of their roofs, while tree and shingle damage was widespread. Hail up to 1 inch in diameter acompanied the storm.”
• Citrus County, FL (near Beverly Hills) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “A Skywarn Spotter reported that a tree, previously struck by lightning, was toppled onto a pool enclosure by thunderstorm winds estimated at 45 mph in Beverly Hills.”

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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