Texas, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 7, 2000

April 7, 2000 · NWS FWD · 17 events in 9 counties and zones

April 7, 2000 Event NarrativeAnother cold front crossed into North Texas before becoming stationary across the southern and eastern sections of North Texas. Scattered thunderstorms developed along the front in the evening hours, with the first storms forming shortly before 6 pm between Greenville and Canton.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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 7, 2000 Event NarrativeAnother cold front crossed into North Texas before becoming stationary across the southern and eastern sections of North Texas. Scattered thunderstorms developed along the front in the evening hours, with the first storms forming shortly before 6 pm between Greenville and Canton. Additional activity developed generally south and east of a Corsicana to Killeen line before dissipating by midnight.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 171 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hopkins

When
April 7, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County, Sulphur Spgs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.133, -95.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
April 7, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Hunt County, Countywide
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.150, -96.083

Powerlines were blown down across the southern part of Hunt County.

Hail, Hopkins

When
April 7, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County, 7 mi SW of Sulphur Spgs
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.067, -95.683

Hail, Rains

When
April 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Rains County, 2 mi N of Alba
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.817, -95.617

Occurred at Lake Fork.

Hail, Rains

When
April 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Rains County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.833, -95.833

Hail occurred across the southern sections of Rains County.

Hail, Bell

When
April 7, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Bell County, Moffat
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.200, -97.467

Hail, Rains

When
April 7, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Rains County, 4 mi S of Emory
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.817, -95.750

Hail, Bell

When
April 7, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Bell County, (Tpl)temple Muni Arp
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.150, -97.400

Hail, Bell

When
April 7, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Bell County, Belton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.067, -97.467

Hail, Van Zandt

When
April 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Van Zandt County, Wills Pt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.700, -96.000

Hail, Van Zandt

When
April 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Van Zandt County, Canton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.550, -95.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When
April 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Van Zandt County, Countywide
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.600, -95.767

Power lines were blown down on C.R. 2140 and C.R. 2146. Trees were blown down on C.R. 3203.

Hail, Henderson

When
April 7, 7:11 PM CST
Where
Henderson County, Athens
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.200, -95.850

Hail, Anderson

When
April 7, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Anderson County, 3 mi E of Frankston
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.050, -95.450

Occurred along the southern end of Lake Palestine.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
April 7, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Anderson County, Tennessee Colony
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.833, -95.850

A large tree was blown down onto C.R. 321.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When
April 7, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Leon County, 12 mi E of Centerville
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.250, -95.783

A tree was blown down onto Highway 7.

Hail, Robertson

When
April 7, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, 6 mi E of New Baden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.050, -96.317

Hail occurred at the Camp Creek Lake.

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.

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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: 5141985, 5141996, 5141986, 5141990, 5141997, 5141987, 5141991, 5141988, 5141989, 5141982, 5141983, 5141984, 5141992, 5141994, 5141993, 5141995, 5141998.