Hail, Gray
- When
- February 24, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Pampa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.533, -100.967
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 24 to 25, 2000
Severe thunderstorms developed across the eastern Texas panhandle producing two tornadoes, large hail, and high winds during the evening hours into the early morning hours. Considerable damage occurred with the severe weather over the extreme northeastern Texas panhandle.
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
- $576,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed across the eastern Texas panhandle producing two tornadoes, large hail, and high winds during the evening hours into the early morning hours. Considerable damage occurred with the severe weather over the extreme northeastern Texas panhandle.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:28 UTC.
Event by event
16 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Roberts
- When
- February 24, 6:42 PM CST to 6:48 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 5 mi N of Miami
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.767, -100.633
The tornado remained over open country and the track was estimated.
Hail, Roberts
- When
- February 24, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 11 mi W of Miami
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -100.833
Hail, Gray
- When
- February 24, 7:04 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 1 mi N of Hoover
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.617, -100.850
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- February 24, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, Lipscomb
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.233, -100.267
Hail, Roberts
- When
- February 24, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 10 mi NW of Miami
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -100.767
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- February 24, 7:36 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 9 mi N of Lipscomb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -100.267
Hail, Roberts
- When
- February 24, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 9 mi SW of Miami
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -100.750
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- February 24, 7:46 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 2 mi S of Lipscomb
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -100.267
Hail damaged automobiles and mainly the roofs of buildings.
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- February 24, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, 5 mi S of Wheeler
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.383, -100.267
Hail, Roberts
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 10 mi W of Miami
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -100.817
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- February 24, 8:01 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 3 mi S of Follett
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.383, -100.133
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- February 24, 8:07 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, 9 mi E of Wheeler
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -100.100
Tornado, Lipscomb
- When
- February 24, 8:13 PM CST to 8:29 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 10 mi NE of Lipscomb
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 14 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.333, -100.133
The tornado track was estimated and the tornado damaged nine irrigation sprinklers. Trees were uprooted and fences were blown down three miles east of Follett. The tornado also damaged roof tops, outbuildings, water wind mills, and one tractor cab along with several power line poles. The tornado exited LIpscomb County of Amarillo's County Warning Area and continued moving northeast into Ellis County of Norman's County Warning Area.
Hail, Donley
- When
- February 24, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, 5 mi NE of Clarendon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.983, -100.833
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- February 24, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Quail
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.883, -100.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Collingsworth
- When
- February 24, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Quail
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.883, -100.450
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- February 24, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Wheeler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -100.267
Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts
- When
- February 24, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 10 mi NW of Miami
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -100.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Collingsworth
- When
- February 24, 9:53 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Wellington
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -100.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler
- When
- February 24, 9:56 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Shamrock
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -100.250
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- February 25, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Quail
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.883, -100.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Collingsworth
- When
- February 25, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Quail
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.883, -100.450
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 24, 2000
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, February 24, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 24 to 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 24, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 2000Warnings in Texas, February 2000
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: 5132105, 5132011, 5132106, 5132392, 5132393, 5132394, 5132395, 5132396, 5132397, 5132398, 5132399, 5132400, 5132401, 5132104, 5132402, 5132403, 5132404, 5132405, 5132406, 5132407, 5132408, 5132409, 5132410.