Storm reports for August 8, 2000

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On August 8, 2000, 65 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Rusk County, WI.

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 (65)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $251,000 in property damage and $157,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (114 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Glynn County, GA (near Brunswick) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down. One vehicle damaged by falling tree.”
• Tuscola County, MI (near Reese) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $18,000
  “A number of trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down.”
• Huron County, MI (near Caseville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $4,000
  “A few power lines and large tree limbs were downed.”
• Saginaw County, MI (near Arthur) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $3,000
  “County sheriff estimated a 65 mph gust, and a large tree was blown down, at M-81 and Beyer Road.”
• Menominee County, MI (near Faithorn) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $2,000
  “Three large trees and a power pole down.”
• Suwannee County, FL (near Wellborn) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown 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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