Hail, Hemphill
- When
- April 15, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hemphill County, 7 mi S of Canadian
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -100.383
Hail in Texas, April 15, 2000
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across the extreme eastern Texas panhandle producing large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across the extreme eastern Texas panhandle producing large hail.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:43 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- April 15, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Wheeler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -100.267
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- April 15, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, 7 mi E of Wheeler
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -100.150
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 15, 2000
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 15, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 15, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 15 to 16, 2000
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 15, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 15, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, April 15 to 16, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, April 15, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 15, 2000
- Hail in Florida, April 15, 2000
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 15, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, April 15, 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: 5140521, 5140522, 5140523.