Texas, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 30, 2000

April 30, 2000 · NWS AMA · 13 events in 6 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms raked across the eastern half of the Texas panhandle during the morning hours producing mainly large hail except for some flooding over the extreme southeastern Texas panhandle.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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 raked across the eastern half of the Texas panhandle during the morning hours producing mainly large hail except for some flooding over the extreme southeastern Texas panhandle.

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Event by event

12 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carson

When
April 30, 12:07 AM CST
Where
Carson County, White Deer
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.433, -101.183

Hail, Carson

When
April 30, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Carson County, Groom
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.200, -101.100

Hail, Gray

When
April 30, 2:25 AM CST
Where
Gray County, 12 mi S of Pampa
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.367, -100.967

Hail, Gray

When
April 30, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Gray County, 5 mi S of Pampa
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.467, -100.967

Hail, Roberts

When
April 30, 2:42 AM CST
Where
Roberts County, 5 mi SW of Miami
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.650, -100.700

Hail, Gray

When
April 30, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Gray County, Pampa
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.533, -100.967

Hail, Gray

When
April 30, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Gray County, 10 mi NE of Pampa
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.633, -100.833

Hail, Roberts

When
April 30, 3:47 AM CST
Where
Roberts County, 5 mi SE of Miami
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.650, -100.567

Hail, Hemphill

When
April 30, 3:48 AM CST
Where
Hemphill County, 2 mi W of Gageby
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.617, -100.367

Hail, Roberts

When
April 30, 3:50 AM CST
Where
Roberts County, Miami
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.700, -100.633

Hail, Wheeler

When
April 30, 3:52 AM CST
Where
Wheeler County, 1 mi W of Mobeetie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.517, -100.450

Hail, Wheeler

When
April 30, 4:08 AM CST
Where
Wheeler County, 5 mi W of Mobeetie
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.517, -100.517

Flash Flood, Collingsworth

When
April 30, 8:34 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where
Collingsworth County, 5 mi S of Wellington
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

U.S. Highway 83 south of Wellington was reported to be completely flooded with only one lane barely open.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5139733, 5139734, 5139735, 5139736, 5139737, 5139738, 5139739, 5139740, 5139741, 5139742, 5139743, 5139744, 5139732.