Texas, 2000

Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 2000

April 30, 2000 · NWS LUB · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

24 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

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.

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Event by event

24 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Parmer

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Parmer forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.530, -102.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A moist and very unstable air mass remained in place over the South Plains and Rolling Plains on the 30th as the upper low moved from northwest New Mexico into the Oklahoma Panhandle. By early afternoon, the stage was set for another significant severe weather outbreak. Surface low pressure had deepened over the southeastern Texas Panhandle with a dryline located across the Rolling Plains. A cold front had surged to near a KHOB-KGAG line and an outflow boundary from early morning thunderstorm activity extended across North Texas to near KCDS by early afternoon. Thunderstorms developed around 1215CST and several quickly evolved into supercell storms. At least two tornadoes and giant hail occurred across the Rolling Plains. Another severe thunderstorm developed along the cold front over southeastern New Mexico; this storm moved across the extreme southern South Plains producing hail up to golfball size and wind damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bailey

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Bailey forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.069, -102.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Briscoe

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Briscoe forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Castro

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Castro forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.530, -102.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Childress

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Childress forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cochran

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Cochran forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.604, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cottle

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Cottle forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.078, -100.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crosby

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Crosby forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickens

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dickens forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Floyd forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Garza

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Garza forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hale

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hale forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hall forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.531, -100.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hockley

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hockley forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Kent forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, King

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
King forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.617, -100.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Lamb forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Lubbock forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Lynn forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Motley

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Motley forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.074, -100.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stonewall

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Stonewall forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.179, -100.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Swisher

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Swisher forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Terry

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Terry forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.174, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yoakum

When
April 30, 12:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Yoakum forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

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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: 5139632, 5139633, 5139634, 5139635, 5139636, 5139637, 5139638, 5139639, 5139640, 5139641, 5139642, 5139643, 5139644, 5139645, 5139646, 5139647, 5139648, 5139649, 5139650, 5139651, 5139652, 5139653, 5139654, 5139717.