Hail, Webb
- When
- April 1, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.467
Hail in Texas, April 1, 2000
A supercell developed over Mexico and rapidly moved northeast. 5-inch hail over southwestern Laredo.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
A supercell developed over Mexico and rapidly moved northeast. The thunderstorm produced 2.5-inch hail over southwestern Laredo. Approximately 250 automobiles and 50 homes were damaged from the large hail. No injuries were reported.
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 194 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:02 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Webb
- When
- April 1, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.467
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, April 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Missouri, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 1, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2000
- High Wind in Hawaii, April 1 to 5, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 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: 5136160, 5136161.