Storm reports for July 30, 2000

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On July 30, 2000, 6 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Columbia County, FL.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $316,000 in property damage and $80,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clayton County, GA (near Conley) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “The public reported trees down from in Conley and Morrow. At one residence in Morrow, the trees were reported to be down on a van and across the side of the house.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down and removed the roof of a weathered homes wood overhang and downed several large trees and branches near the intersection of Coral Way and Combee Roads in Lakeland.”
• Baldwin County, GA (near Milledgeville) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “The Baldwin county 911 center reported trees and power lines down.”
• Washington County, AL (near Wagarville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down near Wagarville.”
• Escambia County, FL (near Pensacola) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “High winds blew trees down in Pensacola.”
• Dale County, AL (near Ariton) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Several large trees and power lines down in Ariton and on State Road 51 near Ariton. Winds were estimated near 60 mph. Reported by Ariton Police.”

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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