Storm reports for August 22, 2000

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On August 22, 2000, 15 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Dewey County, SD.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $992,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (73 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Houston Hobby Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $100,000
  “Wind gust to 78 mph at Hobby Airport. Walls were knocked off buildings at Atlantic Aviation with stairwell knocked off building.”
• Riverside County, CA (near Blythe) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Microburst winds, torrential rainfall and frequent lightning affected a large part of the town. Trees and power poles were snapped. Signs along Interstate 10 were damaged or destroyed.”
• Madison County, IN (near Alexandria) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “A Microburst downed numerous trees some on cars and homes.”
• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (near Baton Rouge) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree that fell through a house causing significant damage.”
• Montgomery County, TX (near Willis) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Trees down in Lake Conroe and Willis areas.”
• Oakland County, MI (near (Ptk)Pontiac Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $12,000
  “A 60 mph gust was measured at the surface at Oakland County International Airport. However, personnel in the control tower measured a gust to 75 mph. Spotty wind damage occurred east of there.”

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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