Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- April 11, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County, 2 mi W of Palo Pinto
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -98.333
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 11, 2000
April 11, 2000 - Event NarrativeA dryline became the focus of thunderstorm activity in the late afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms developed over western portions of the area around 4 pm and moved East until after sunset.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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 FWD wrote it up.
April 11, 2000 - Event NarrativeA dryline became the focus of thunderstorm activity in the late afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms developed over western portions of the area around 4 pm and moved East until after sunset. Due to slow movement of the storms, heavy rain was also a problem. These storms generally affected the metroplex and areas westward.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 hail, 7 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Eastland
- When
- April 11, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Eastland County, Rising Star
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -98.967
Hail, Jack
- When
- April 11, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jack County, Jacksboro
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.217, -98.167
Hail, Jack
- When
- April 11, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jack County, Jacksboro
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.217, -98.167
Hail, Wise
- When
- April 11, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County, 4 mi NW of Boonsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -97.917
Hail occurred in Runaway Bay.
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County, 1 mi N of Tom Bean
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.533, -96.483
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- April 11, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County, Dallas
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -96.783
A carport was destroyed in the 5800 block of Beltline.
Flash Flood, Grayson
- When
- April 11, 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County, 2 mi W of Tom Bean
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A water crossing was flooded by heavy thunderstorm rains.
Flash Flood, Grayson
- When
- April 11, 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County, Whiteright
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A water crossing between Bells and Whiteright as flooded by heavy thunderstorm rains.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- April 11, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Gunsight
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.533, -98.867
Hail, Parker
- When
- April 11, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, 7 mi NE of Weatherford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.833, -97.717
Hail, Parker
- When
- April 11, 5:43 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, 8 mi N of Weatherford
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.883, -97.800
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 11, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, (Fwh)carswell Afb Ft
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -97.450
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 11, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, White Settlement
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -97.450
Flash Flood, Tarrant
- When
- April 11, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Ft Worth
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cars were abandoned due, to high water from thunderstorm rains, at Oakland and Interstate 30. This area is in the eastern section of Fort Worth.
Flash Flood, Ellis
- When
- April 11, 7:02 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Waxahachie
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Interstate 35 on the south side of town was closed for a while due to high water from thunderstorm rains.
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 11, 7:02 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Ennis
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.333, -96.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- April 11, 7:02 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Ennis
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.333, -96.633
Hail, Comanche
- When
- April 11, 8:18 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, Comanche
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -98.617
Flash Flood, Comanche
- When
- April 11, 8:18 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, Comanche
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.948, -98.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 16 and Highway 36, between Comanche and Gustine, was flooded due to heavy rain from thunderstorms.
Flash Flood, Navarro
- When
- April 11, 8:26 PM CST
- Where
- Navarro County, Frost
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 22 between Frost and Mertens was flooded due to heavy rain from thunderstorms.
Flash Flood, Johnson
- When
- April 11, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Cleburne
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding was reported on the south side of town. The flooding was caused by heavy thunderstorm rains.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- April 11, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Alvarado
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -97.217
A sheet metal roof of a fast food restaurant was blown off. Some trees were blown down as well.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lampasas
- When
- April 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lampasas County, Kempner
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.083, -98.000
A church sign was blown down and several trees were blown down as well.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5142003, 5141999, 5142001, 5142002, 5142084, 5142004, 5141567, 5142005, 5142083, 5141568, 5141569, 5141570, 5141571, 5141572, 5141573, 5141577, 5141578, 5141579, 5141574, 5141575, 5141576, 5141580, 5141581, 5142000.