30,393
Recorded events
2,977
Counties affected
192
Direct deaths
$4.1B
Property damage
The 2000 severe weather season produced 30,393 recorded events across 2,977 U.S. counties, with 192 direct deaths. It ranks #27 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
2000 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 2000
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12,297 | 25 | $245.2M |
| Hail | 11,293 | 2 | $446.0M |
| Flash Flood | 2,740 | 30 | $784.2M |
| Tornado | 1,169 | 41 | $423.7M |
| Lightning | 905 | 52 | $40.0M |
| Heavy Rain | 568 | 4 | $4.2M |
| Flood | 426 | 6 | $2.9M |
| Wildfire | 371 | 3 | $2.1B |
| Funnel Cloud | 301 | 0 | $0 |
| Waterspout | 249 | 2 | $80K |
| Rip Current | 26 | 26 | $0 |
| Strong Wind | 17 | 1 | $62K |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 2000
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2000 | Tornado F4 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | 11 | 144 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | Tornado F3 | Mitchell County, Georgia | 11 | 175 |
| Feb 14, 2000 | Tornado F3 | Grady County, Georgia | 6 | 15 |
| Aug 7, 2000 | Flash Flood | Crawford County, Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 25, 2000 | Rip Current | Humboldt County, California | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2000 | Rip Current | New Hanover County, North Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 2000 | Flash Flood | Kanawha County, West Virginia | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 2000 | Waterspout | Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 2000 | Heavy Rain | San Bernardino County, California | 2 | 3 |
| Jun 7, 2000 | Rip Current | Volusia County, Florida | 2 | 0 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2000
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-16 | EF4 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | 11 | 18.0 mi |
| 2000-07-25 | EF4 | Chippewa County, Minnesota | 1 | 9.0 mi |
| 2000-09-20 | EF4 | Greene County, Ohio | 1 | 9.0 mi |