Florida, 2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 20, 2000
July 20, 2000 · NWS MLB · 5 events in 1 county or zone
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- July 20, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Leesburg
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.800, -81.867
Strong downburst winds swept through the Leesburg area, blowing down trees and power lines. Two airplanes were flipped over at the Leesburg Airport. Three mobile homes were damaged, one seriously. Roofs were damaged at two restaurants and one business.
Funnel Cloud, Lake
- When
- July 20, 6:28 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Leesburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.762, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Leesburg law enforcement reported a funnel cloud at Lake Square Mall in Leesburg.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- July 20, 6:28 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Lady Lake
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.917, -81.917
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged roofs of homes in the Villages area in Lady Lake.
Hail, Lake
- When
- July 20, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Leesburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.800, -81.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- July 20, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Tavares
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.800, -81.717
Strong downburst winds blew down trees and damaged a river cruise boat near Tavares.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 20, 20002 deaths · $277,000 · 1 in hail · 22 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 20, 20001 death · 3 injured · $285,000 · 0.75 in hail · 23 events
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 20, 20001 death · $45,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 20, 2000$20 million · F0 · 16 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20 to 21, 2000$2.7 million · 76 kt wind · 54 events
- Heat in Mississippi, July 20, 20001 death · 1 event
- Wildfire in California, July 20 to 21, 20001 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 20, 20001 injured · $1.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 41 events
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 2000$10 million · F0 · 10 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 2000$3.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, July 20, 2000$150,000 · F0 · 56 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 20, 2000$698,000 · 1.25 in hail · 14 events
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: 5154961, 5154960, 5154963, 5154964, 5154962.