California, 2000

Hail in California, April 8, 2000

April 8, 2000 · NWS STO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rain and 3/4 inch hail were both observed.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.

Heavy rain and 3/4 inch hail were both observed.

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Shasta

When
April 8, 11:45 AM PST to 12:30 PM PST
Where
Shasta County, Fall River Mills
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.000, -121.433

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5137480.