Texas, 2000

Hail in Texas, February 22, 2000

February 22, 2000 · NWS SJT · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

Scattered severe thunderstorms produced dime to golf ball size hail across the Big Country and Heartland during the late afternoon of the 22nd.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

Scattered severe thunderstorms produced dime to golf ball size hail across the Big Country and Heartland during the late afternoon of the 22nd.

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:08 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Nolan

When
February 22, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Nolan County, Roscoe
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
32.433, -100.533

Hail, Taylor

When
February 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Abilene
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.450, -99.733

Hail, Taylor

When
February 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Abilene
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.450, -99.733

Hail, Callahan

When
February 22, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Callahan County, Clyde
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.400, -99.500

Hail, Callahan

When
February 22, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Callahan County, Eula
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.350, -99.567

Hail, Shackelford

When
February 22, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County, Albany
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.733, -99.300

Hail, McCulloch

When
February 22, 7:35 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County, 2 mi E of Voca
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
31.017, -99.150

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: 5134206, 5134207, 5134208, 5134209, 5134212, 5134210, 5134211.