Texas, 2000

Hail in Texas, April 30, 2000

April 30, 2000 · NWS MAF · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
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.

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:36 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gaines

When
April 30, 4:37 PM CST
Where
Gaines County, Seagraves
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
32.933, -102.550

Small cluster of storms crossed into Texas from Eastern New Mexico with the southern-most cell developing into a low-topped supercell. Hail was described as very hard.

Hail, Gaines

When
April 30, 4:57 PM CST
Where
Gaines County, Loop
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
32.917, -102.417

Hail, Dawson

When
April 30, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Dawson County, 14 mi NNE of Lamesa
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.917, -101.850

Gaines County storm continued to the east.

Hail, Borden

When
April 30, 5:53 PM CST
Where
Borden County, 17 mi NNW of Gail
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.000, -101.550

Dawson County storm continued to the east, but quickly weakened as it moved farther east.

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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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: 5140668, 5140669, 5140974, 5140975.