Storm reports for August 9, 2000

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On August 9, 2000, 113 hail, 425 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Rush County, IN.

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 (113)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.2 million in property damage, $544,000 in crop damage, 10 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (547 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fayette County, KY (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 death
  “A was killed in Lexington when a tree was blown on to the vehicle he was driving.”
• Franklin County, OH (near Hilliard) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000 · 5 injuries
  “Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down around the county, especially around Dublin. Also around Dublin, a roof of a strip mall was damaged and a tree fell on a home. A spotter reported a wind gust to 60 mph in Hilliard and dime size hail was reported in Reynoldsburg.”
• Leon County, FL (near Tallahassee) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000 · 3 injuries
  “Numerous downed trees on power lines, vehicles, houses and city streets. Power outages affected 15,000 customers. A woman was injured when a tree fell on her house. A couple suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on their vehicle. Reported by Tallahassee Police and the Leon County EMA.”
• Barbour County, WV (near Philippi) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 2 injuries
  “Fallen trees damaged homes and slightly injured 2 people inside their vehicle.”
• Webster County, WV (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $350,000
  “Sixty structures received general damage, such as blown out windows, trees blown onto dwellings, and down electrical lines. Two businesses were damaged. An estimated 40 vehicles were damaged by fallen tree limbs or other debris. A pole building was flatten in Webster Springs.”
• Scioto County, OH (near Sciotoville) · Tornado F1 · $300,000
  “A tornado was embedded in an area of straight line winds near Wheelersburg. Trees and power lines were knocked down on vehicles, damage occurred to a few homes, and two rail cars were knocked off their tracks.”

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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