Storm reports for August 23, 2000

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On August 23, 2000, 43 hail, 71 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Pennington 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 (43)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $211,000 in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (117 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Abita Spgs) · Tornado F0 · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado and strong downburst winds knocked down numerous trees, damaged a vehicle, and caused minor damage to a home along Highway 435. One man suffered minor injuries.”
• Howard County, MO (near Glasgow) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused damage on several farms in northwestern Howard County. Several outbuildings were damaged, including a machine barn that was destroyed. A combine was damaged when part of the machine barn landed on it.”
• Pittsburg County, OK (near Quinton) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds did damage in a two block by six block area. A few barns were destroyed and a few carports were blown onto cars. Several trees were blown down with a few blocking roads. The wind also caused power outages.”
• Macon County, MO (near College Mound) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “A mobile home was blown off its foundation.”
• Richland County, OH (near Mansfield) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees in Mansfield and Shenandoah.”
• McLean County, IL (near Twin Grove) · Tornado F1 · $7,000
  “Within a path of damaging winds, a tornado spun up 1.2 miles west southwest of Twin Grove. It destroyed a large section of a corn field, then crossed a county road destroying several mature trees and demolishing a small metal shed.”

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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