Storm reports for September 2, 2000

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On September 2, 2000, 54 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ransom County, ND.

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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (99 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sevier County, AR (near Ben Lomond) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “A weigh station was damaged and numerous trees down.”
• Sevier County, AR (near De Queen) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $2 million
  “Numerous trees and power lines down. Twenty eight (28) homes damaged. A chicken house was destroyed and 30 thousand chickens were contaminated resulting in their destruction.”
• Lincoln Parish, LA (near Ruston) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $250,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines toppled leaving up to 8500 customers without power as long as 4 days while power structures were rebuilt. Numerous vehicles were damaged and several fires broke out. A warehouse was also destroyed.”
• Chambers County, TX (near Anahuac) · Thunderstorm wind · $150,000
  “Windows blown out of house with large tree down on Bayshore Road. Most of a two story home under construction destroyed. Trailer destroyed just north of Oak Island.”
• Chambers County, TX (near Hankamer) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Back porch ripped off home with barn damaged. Two metal outbuildings damaged on FM 563.”
• Lee County, TX (near Giddings) · Thunderstorm wind · $90,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off several businesses in Giddings.”

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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