Storm reports for August 24, 2000

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On August 24, 2000, 16 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Banks County, GA.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $286,000 in property damage and $18,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (65 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Anderson County, SC (near Starr) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “A cabinet shop was blown apart and strewn across a highway. Its contents which were valued at $75K were destroyed.”
• Lee County, FL (near Cape Coral) · Thunderstorm wind · $56,000
  “The public reported that thunderstorm winds damaged an elevated 24 foot long pontoon boat and damaged six additional elevated small boats at a retail boat store located near the intersection of Delprado and 46th Street in Cape Coral.”
• New Hanover County, NC (near Wilmington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “An anemometer at the North Carolina State Port measured a 58 mph wind gust that caused significant damage to a crane.”
• Chester County, SC (near Lowrys) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees were downed and a store sustained roof and wall damage.”
• Morgan County, GA (near Apalachee) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “The Morgan county 911 center reported that a tree fell on and damaged a mobile home in Apalachee and a power line was knocked down in Madison. Pea size hail was also observed with this thunderstorm.”
• Florence County, SC (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “911 center reported a tree down on a house in the Quinby area. Trees were also reported down on Williamsburg Road.”

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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