Storm reports for December 15, 2000

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On December 15, 2000, 6 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Perry County, AL.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (6 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, AL (near Birmingham) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Golf ball size hail was reported in downtown Birmingham.”
• Perry County, AL (near Uniontown) · Hail 1.75″ · $4,000
  “Golf ball size was reported by the Uniontown Police Department.”
• Bibb County, AL (near West Blocton) · Hail 0.88″
  “Nickel size hail was reported near West Blocton.”
• Perry County, AL (near Marion) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime size hail was observed in the city of Marion.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Tarrant) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime size hail or larger was observed in Tarrant and Fultondale.”

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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