Hail, Delta
- When
- April 23, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Delta County, Cooper
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.367, -95.683
Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 23, 2000
April 23, 2000 - Event NarrativeA few thunderstorms developed in the extreme northeastern portions of the area during the afternoon.
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
- 2
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 23, 2000 - Event NarrativeA few thunderstorms developed in the extreme northeastern portions of the area during the afternoon.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Delta
- When
- April 23, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Delta County, Cooper
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.367, -95.683
Tornado, Hopkins
- When
- April 23, 1:48 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County, Tira
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.333, -95.567
Extensive damage from a possible tornado. The damage path was apparently intermittent as it paralleled F.M. 1536 from Tira to one mile north of Nelta; a distance of around four miles. A barn was destroyed and numerous trees and fences were damaged. Minor damage was reported on two homes. Two minor injuries from flying glass were also reported.
Hail, Hopkins
- When
- April 23, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County, 1 mi S of Saltillo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.167, -95.333
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5142031, 5142032, 5142113, 5142033.