Storm reports for August 31, 2000

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On August 31, 2000, 25 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Logan County, KS.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (86 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morehouse Parish, LA (near Bastrop) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “A 20 foot by 40 foot metal building which housed building materials was completely destroyed. Debris from the building was blown onto cars at a nearby car dealership. At least 15 cars received slight to moderate damage. A barn received some damage.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Jackson Hawkins Fld) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $80,000
  “Two Cessna 182s were flipped over by the wind and destroyed. One Cessna Twin was flipped over and destroyed. Two single engine aircraft received minor damage. One Lockheed Load Star twin cargo plane was damaged. Numerous car windows were blown out at the airport.”
• Lamar County, MS (near Sumrall) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “One house sustained major damage and three homes had minor damage from fallen trees. A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Pearl) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “High winds ripped off a portion of the roof of one wing of the building at Pearl Elementary School. The debris was hurled through the windows of classrooms in an adjacent wing. Although a number of students and several teachers were in the school at the time, no one was injured.”
• Franklin Parish, LA (near Winnsboro) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “The roofs of several houses sustained significant damage. Numerous trees were blown down. At least 12 power lines were blown or knocked down.”
• Crawford County, AR (near Alma) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm wind blew a tree down onto a tractor trailer. In addition, power lines were blown down and a billboard blew down and blocked Interstate 40.”

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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