Hail, Runnels
- When
- April 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Runnels County, Benoit
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.767, -99.833
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 2000
A line of severe thunderstorms rolled across the Concho Valley, Northern Edwards Plateau, and the Heartland during the evening hours of the 30th. Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported in Owens and west of Eldorado, along with damaging winds in Early and Coleman.
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
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 SJT wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms rolled across the Concho Valley, Northern Edwards Plateau, and the Heartland during the evening hours of the 30th. Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported in Owens and west of Eldorado, along with damaging winds in Early and Coleman.
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Callahan
- When
- April 30, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County, Cross Plains
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.133, -99.167
Hail, Coleman
- When
- April 30, 7:48 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County, 2 mi SW of Coleman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.817, -99.450
Hail, Callahan
- When
- April 30, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County, 12 mi N of Cross Plains
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -99.167
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- April 30, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, Christoval
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 31.200, -100.500
Hail, Crockett
- When
- April 30, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett County, Ozona
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -101.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- April 30, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Early
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -98.950
Thunderstorm winds destroyed several outbuildings in the town on Early.
Hail, Brown
- When
- April 30, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Owens
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -98.933
Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman
- When
- April 30, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County, Coleman
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.833, -99.433
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a carport and downed power lines across the town of Coleman.
Hail, Schleicher
- When
- April 30, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Schleicher County, 6 mi W of Eldorado
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -100.717
Hail, Sutton
- When
- April 30, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sutton County, 29 mi SE of Sonora
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.267, -100.283
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.
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: 5142219, 5142220, 5142221, 5140581, 5142222, 5142223, 5140582, 5140583, 5142224, 5142225, 5140584.