Storm reports for August 17, 2000

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On August 17, 2000, 40 hail, 74 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Leslie County, KY.

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 (40)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $659,000 in property damage, $87,000 in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (116 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Mesa) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000 · 4 injuries
  “Microburst winds struck a large area of East Mesa during the evening. The hardest hit area was between Lindsay and Gilbert Roads and between Baseline and Southern Ave. Strong winds flipped trailers, blew out windows, and knocked down about 20 power poles.”
• Jefferson County, IL (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a machine shed and damaged the roofs of two homes. Numerous trees were down. An 18-year-old man who was in the machine shed received facial cuts and minor head wounds, but he was not hospitalized.”
• Yavapai County, AZ (near Black Canyon City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Four house trailers were pushed off their foundations and one was overturnedin the Black Canyon City area. One person was injured. There were also several traffic accidents reported on nearby I-17.”
• Ripley County, IN (near Napoleon) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $20,000
  “Winds estimated to be 60-70 mph caused numerous trees and power lines to be downed. Dime size hail also fell around Napoleon.”
• Canadian County, OK (near Concho) · Thunderstorm wind · $6,000
  “Numerous barns and outbuildings were blown over, and trees were downed.”
• Dearborn County, IN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Numerous trees downed across the county.”

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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