Storm reports for October 3, 2000

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On October 3, 2000, 9 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Kearny 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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.7 million in property damage and $200,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ashtabula County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $1 million
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph caused considerable damage across the county. Several hundred trees and 55 power poles were downed. Widespread damage was reported in Ashtabula, Pierpont, Andover, Jefferson and Geneva on the Lake.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $1 million
  “Thunderstorm winds in excess of 60 mph did considerable damage across the western half of the county. In Brooklyn, thunderstorm winds damaged four buildings. Two of the buildings suffered extensive structural damage and had exterior walls blown down and roofs completely torn off.”
• Lake County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $500,000
  “A 77 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Fairport Harbor Light House. Dozens of trees were downed across the county by thunderstorm winds. Areas near Lake Erie were especially hard hit with considerable damage in Mentor and Madison.”
• Lorain County, OH (near Lorain) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $300,000
  “A 68 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured in Avon Lake. Thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees in Lorain and Avon Lake. A large tree fell on a house in Avon Lake and caused unrepairable structural damage. The house and its contents were a total loss.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm winds measured at 60 mph downed dozens of trees in Cleveland, Garfield Heights and Euclid. Euclid was especially hard hit with several homes damaged by fallen trees. In downtown Cleveland, 13 windows were blown out of a government office building.”
• Erie County, PA (near Erie) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and one power pole in Erie. A house was slightly damaged by a fallen tree.”

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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