Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 20, 2000

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 20, 2000
Start: 2000-07-20T13:50
End: 2000-07-20T17:30
Location: Florida

July 20, 2000 · NWS TAE · 14 events in 7 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $698,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:49 UTC.

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Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Leon

When: July 20, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Leon County, 6 mi E of Tallahassee
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 30.450, -84.183

Half dollar size hail on Apalachee Parkway. Reported by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: July 20, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Leon County, 8 mi E of Tallahassee
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 30.450, -84.150

A large tree fell on a vehicle with other smaller trees and limbs down on Copper Creek Drive. Some tree tops snapped. Reported by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wakulla

When: July 20, 1:50 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
Where: Wakulla County, Countywide
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 30.133, -84.383

Portions of Sopchoppy and St. Marks reported scattered trees and limbs down. Other downed trees and limbs closed State Roads 363, 267, 61 and Wakulla Arran Road. Some power lines were knocked down with scattered power outages countywide. The most extensive outages occurred in northeast Wakulla County where power was out for nine hours. Just north of Crawfordville, a few large pines were down blocking traffic on U.S. Highway 319. Reported by the Wakulla County EMA and an off-duty NWS employee.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: July 20, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Leon County, 7 mi E of Tallahassee
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 30.450, -84.167

Several large pine trees and power lines snapped in the Pine Meadows subdivision. One tree fell on a house on Pine Cone Road and others blocked the road. Reported by a Chaires Capitola Fire Department volunteer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: July 20, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Leon County, 15 mi E of Tallahassee
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 30.450, -84.033

Two mobile homes damaged on Goodview Lane off U.S. Highway 27. Reported by a WOWT-TV meteorologist.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: July 20, 2:10 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
Where: Leon County, Woodville
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 30.317, -84.250

Two frame homes sustained major damage and one received minor damage. Two mobile homes and a business were damaged. Numerous trees snapped and power lines down. The damage path extended along State Road 363 (Woodville Highway) from Woodville to the Wakulla County line. Reported by the Florida EOC.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: July 20, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Leon County, 7 mi ENE of Tallahassee
Property damage: $500
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 30.483, -84.167

A few large trees down on Smoke Rise Lane. Reported by the public.

Hail, Gulf

When: July 20, 2:23 PM EST
Where: Gulf County, Overstreet
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.000, -85.367

Dime size hail. Reported by the Gulf County EMA.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gulf

When: July 20, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Gulf County, Dalkeith
Property damage: $300,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 30.000, -85.150

Ten mobile homes damaged (one severely) and one frame home severely damaged near State Road 71 and Overstreet Road. One mobile home was shifted off its foundation. Reported by a WJHG-TV meteorologist and the Florida EOC.

Waterspout, Franklin

When: July 20, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, 1 mi ENE of Apalachicola
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A waterspout was sighted just north of the bridge over East Bay. Reported by the Franklin County Sheriff.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 20, 3:05 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Ebb
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: INSURANCE COMPANY
Coordinates: 30.350, -83.650

A few trees and power lines down. Reported by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: July 20, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Lafayette County, Northeast Portion
Property damage: $250
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 30.050, -83.133

A few large trees down on County Road 420. Reported by NWS Jacksonville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 20, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Cottondale
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.800, -85.383

A mobile's roof was blown off and a neighboring storage trailer was damaged. Reported by the Jackson County EMA.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 20, 5:25 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Southwest Portion
Property damage: $125,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.667, -85.317

Two homes sustained minor damage and one home received moderate damage. Some trees down. Reported by the Jackson 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.
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.
Waterspout: A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, July 2000

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: 5155014, 5155015, 5155016, 5155013, 5155017, 5155265, 5155266, 5155267, 5155268, 5155326, 5155327, 5155328, 5155329, 5155330.