Storm reports for October 5, 2000

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On October 5, 2000, 29 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Hardin County, IL.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $409,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lawrence County, AR (near Minturn) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “One vacant house trailer was destroyed. A second trailer was blown over. Some grain bins were damaged. Some trees and power lines were blown over. One tree fell on a house.”
• Webster County, KY (near Wheatcroft) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Several buildings in the Clay and Wheatcroft areas sustained damage due to powerful thunderstorm winds. A metal roof blew off the old John Deere building in Clay, and it landed in a yard. Another metal building used to store farm equipment sustained extensive roof and wall damage.”
• Hopkins County, KY (near Anton) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “A barn was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds. The trusses of the 60 by 120-foot barn were damaged, however, the contents of the barn were not damaged.”
• Union County, KY (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Trees were down across the county. Several structures were damaged.”
• Muhlenberg County, KY (near Central City) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Trees were down, and power outages were reported.”
• Butler County, PA (near Evans City) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees onto Franklin 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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