Florida, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Florida, April 24, 2000

April 24, 2000 · NWS TAE · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$32,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

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Event by event

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When
April 24, 9:20 AM EST
Where
Washington County, Greenhead
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
30.500, -85.667

Nickel size hail reported by a Panama City Channel 7 meteorologist.

Hail, Bay

When
April 24, 9:20 AM EST
Where
Bay County, 15 mi N of Panama City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
30.383, -85.667

Nickel size hail reported by a Panama City Channel 7 meteorologist.

Flash Flood, Jackson

When
April 24, 2:05 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Countywide
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.795, -85.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Jackson County EMA reported a few homes in Graceville flooded with up to three feet of water. The occupants were safely evacuated. Two to three feet of water closed portions of U.S. Highway 90.

Hail, Jackson

When
April 24, 2:05 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Graceville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.967, -85.517

Dime size hail reported by the Jackson County EMA.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
April 24, 2:05 PM EST
Where
Jackson County, Graceville
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.967, -85.517

Several trees down reported by the Jackson County EMA.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 24, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County, Ashville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.617, -83.650

Trees down over CR 221 and CR 146 reported by the Jefferson County EMA.

Hail, Madison

When
April 24, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Madison County, Madison
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.467, -83.400

Golfball size hail reported by the Madison County EMA.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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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: 5140733, 5140734, 5141294, 5141295, 5141296, 5141297, 5141012.