Storm reports for August 6, 2000

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On August 6, 2000, 24 hail, 172 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Linn County, MO.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.9 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 16 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (198 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Huron County, OH (near Willard) · Thunderstorm wind · $350,000 · 6 injuries
  “A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated around 100 mph moved east along US Highway 224 in southern Huron County. Many trees were downed in Willard with the first significant damage occurring in New Haven Township just southeast of Willard where a mobile home was destroyed along State Route…”
• Ashland County, OH (near Ashland) · Tornado F1 · $2 million · 4 injuries
  “A tornado touched down on the west side of Ashland near Lindale Avenue then moved east along West Main Street causing significant damage and four minor injuries. The damage path was 50 to 100 yards wide, intermittent and nearly three miles in length.”
• Wayne County, OH (near Wooster) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 80 mph downed dozens of trees in and around Wooster. Over 100 trees were blown down in a park just south of Wooster. A tree also struck a moving car. The 48 year old female occupant of the car was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.”
• Geauga County, OH (near Parkman) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and many large limbs in Parkman. One of the trees landed on a moving car. The driver of the car was transported to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.”
• Gila County, AZ (near Globe) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “High winds blew a trampoline onto a brick wall of a house and injured a young girl.”
• Marshall County, IL (near Henry) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down throughout the town. One tree was struck by lightning, with one of the fallen branches striking a 16 year old female in the back. She was transported to the hospital with minor back pain, then released.”

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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