Storm reports for August 7, 2000

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On August 7, 2000, 100 hail, 198 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pottawatomie County, KS.

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 (100)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.7 million in property damage, $618,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (309 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hutchinson County, SD (near Freeman) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “Large hail broke windows in vehicles and buildings. The hail also caused other damage to vehicles, and to roofs and siding of buildings. The hail also damaged crops in the area, but the amount of crop damage was not known.”
• District of Columbia, DC (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $1 million
  “Over 350 trees were downed onto roads, cars, and buildings by a microburst of winds estimated between 60 and 70 MPH.”
• Arlington County, VA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000
  “Nearly 400 trees were downed onto homes, roads, cars, and power lines.”
• Jackson County, MN (near Lakefield) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “A tornado damaged several buildings, including businesses and homes, a grain elevator, and trees as it touched down along highway 86 in Lakefield.”
• Falls Church city, VA (near Falls Church) · Thunderstorm wind · $300,000
  “Over a dozen trees were downed onto cars, a home, power lines, and roads.”
• Montgomery County, MD (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $200,000
  “Over 400 trees and power lines were downed.”

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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