This was a Sunday, and again Skywarn had over 12 hours to prepare for action. This storm was not as intense as predicted. Approximately 30 reports were received from field spotters. Tornadoes resulted in 94 fatalities, followed by flooding with 68 and lightning with 46. Of the 5,148 injuries, tornadoes and heat caused the greatest number with 1,842 and 1,477, respectively.
States suffering more than a billion dollars in damage include Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma.
July was the deadliest month with 477 fatalities, most caused by extreme heat. May ranked second with 75 fatalities, primarily from the Oklahoma tornado outbreak. Topping the injuries list were Oklahoma with 706 and Missouri with 424. At this time, only preliminary data are available for the year 2000. Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - January Weather spotters were kept especially busy in January calling in reports of heavy snow in the mountains to street flooding along the coastal communities.