Storm reports for October 23, 2000

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On October 23, 2000, 12 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in La Plata County, CO.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $35,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (20 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Potter County, TX (near Amarillo) · Tornado F0 · $12,000
  “The tornado...which began in Randall county...touched down three or four times during its lifetime for only a few seconds each time as it moved across the eastern sections of Amarillo.”
• Randall County, TX (near Amarillo) · Tornado F0 · $3,000
  “The tornado initially touched down near Loop 335 and Whitaker Road five miles southeast of Amarillo. As the tornado moved north...it touched down two or three additional times during its lifetime for only a few seconds each time as it moved across the eastern sections of Amarillo.”
• Doña Ana County, NM (near Las Cruces) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “A low top supercell with a weakly rotating wall cloud was accompanied by 70 mph winds, 1/4 to 1/2 inch hail which completely covered the ground, and 0.9 inches of rain in less than 10 minutes as it passed over the Mesilla Park area.”
• Guadalupe County, NM (near Newkirk) · Hail 0.75″
  “Small hail to 3/4 inch covering parts of Interstate 40 near mile post 391.”

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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