Hail, Walton
- When
- March 29, 7:02 PM EST
- Where
- Walton County, Sandestin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.383, -86.367
Dime size hail. Reported by the Walton County EMA.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 29, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- March 29, 7:04 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Panama City Beach
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 30.183, -85.800
A 61-mph thunderstorm wind gust measured at Surfside Middle School. Reported by Panama City WJHG-7 TV meteorologist.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- March 29, 7:18 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Lynn Haven
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.267, -85.683
Several trees and power lines down reported by the Bay County EMA. Scattered outages affected about 1,000 customers.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gulf
- When
- March 29, 7:53 PM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, Honeyville
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.050, -85.183
Several large trees and power lines down on State Highway 71. Reported by the Gulf 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Arkansas, March 29, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, March 29, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 29, 2000
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- Hail in Texas, March 29, 2000
- Hail in Texas, March 29, 2000
More
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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: 5135323, 5135324, 5135325, 5135326.