Texas, 2000

Hail in Texas, February 25, 2000

February 25, 2000 · NWS MAF · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

An upper level distubance helped to organize a line of thunderstorms that developed ahead of an eastward advancing dryline during the early morning hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 MAF wrote it up.

An upper level distubance helped to organize a line of thunderstorms that developed ahead of an eastward advancing dryline during the early morning hours.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:07 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Howard

When
February 25, 12:07 AM CST
Where
Howard County, 7 mi N of Big Spring
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.350, -101.467

Hail, Reagan

When
February 25, 1:36 AM CST
Where
Reagan County, 4 mi N of Stiles
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.450, -101.583

Hail, Glasscock

When
February 25, 1:42 AM CST
Where
Glasscock County, Lees
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.083, -101.483

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: 5133884, 5133882, 5133883.