Hail, Upton
- When
- April 11, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Upton County, 17 mi N of Rankin
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 31.467, -101.900
Along State Highway 349.
Hail in Texas, April 11, 2000
A classic supercell thunderstorm that developed in Crane County and moved due east through Upton and Reagan Counties. As the storm exited Reagan County it became more outflow dominated.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 MAF wrote it up.
A classic supercell thunderstorm that developed in Crane County and moved due east through Upton and Reagan Counties. As the storm exited Reagan County it became more outflow dominated.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Reagan
- When
- April 11, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Reagan County, Stiles
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -101.583
Reported along RR 33 in the old Stiles community area.
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
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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: 5141467, 5141468.