Storm reports for August 3, 2000

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On August 3, 2000, 22 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sarasota 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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $364,000 in property damage, $21,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sarasota County, FL (near North Port) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “The North Port Police Department reported golfball sized hail which caused paint and body damage to several vehicles throughout North Port.”
• Warren County, MS (near Vicksburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “A few trees were blown down. The worst damage occurred from a very large pecan tree that fell onto a two story house and caused significant roof damage and other structural damage.”
• Bennington County, VT (near Bennington) · Thunderstorm wind · $27,000
  “A fairly strong cold front traversed eastern New York, and approached southern Vermont late on August 3. Ahead of it, was a very humid unstable air mass. As a result, scattered thunderstorms developed during the midday hours. One of these became severe as it moved across Bennington county.”
• Todd County, KY (near Trenton) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Several trees were blown down, and a few barns were destroyed.”
• Blaine County, ID (near Hailey) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds swept through a suburb of Hailey toppling numerous cottonwood trees up to 40 feet tall. One tree fell on a garage, damaging its roof, while another crushed a pump house. A camper trailer was forced off its legs; crushing one end.”
• Henry County, TN (near Como) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A few power lines and power poles were knocked 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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