Texas, 2000

Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 10, 2000

March 10, 2000 · NWS FWD · 32 events in 15 counties and zones

March 10, 2000 - Event NarrativeEarly morning (400 AM-600 AM) thunderstorms occurred in an southwest to northeast line from near Breckenridge to Graham to south of Bowie, to near Sherman. Additional storms developed west of Eastland prior to 800 AM, and moved rapidly east across the area through midday, with the strongest storms moving from Stephenville to Cleburne to Wills Point.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
$169,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
32

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.

March 10, 2000 - Event NarrativeEarly morning (400 AM-600 AM) thunderstorms occurred in an southwest to northeast line from near Breckenridge to Graham to south of Bowie, to near Sherman. While radar suggested dime to golf ball hail with some of these storms, no reports of hail were recieved.Additional storms developed west of Eastland prior to 800 AM, and moved rapidly east across the area through midday, with the strongest storms moving from Stephenville to Cleburne to Wills Point. Mostly small hail and isolated high wind was reported with these storms, including a gust to 74 MPH at DFW Airport, doing minor damage at Irving.Thunderstorms occurred during the late afternoon over the south central portions of north Texas, generally ending with sunset. Large hail fell briefly on the Fort Hood reservation, and a brief tornado was reported by a cooperative observer near Lake Belton. Scattered wind damage was reported in Limestone and Milam counties.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:15 UTC.

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Event by event

22 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
March 10, 10:14 AM CST
Where
Dallas County, (Dfw)dallas-Ft Worth
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
32.900, -97.033

The Delta hangar sustained minor roof damage from high wind.

Hail, Tarrant

When
March 10, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Occurred over southwest Fort Worth at Hwy 377.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
March 10, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County, Bedford
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.850, -97.133

An apartment complex was partially destroyed by high winds. Twelve units were declared uninhabitable.

Lightning, Tarrant

When
March 10, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning-started two house fires.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
March 10, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Dallas County, Irving
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.817, -96.917

A Construction trailer was blown over, injuring 3 employees. Several other buildings sustained minor damage, sheet metal damaging a few trees and windows in a nearby office building.

Hail, Collin

When
March 10, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Collin County, Plano
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.017, -96.717

Lightning, Collin

When
March 10, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Collin County, Plano
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning-started fire did 25k damage to a house.

Hail, Ellis

When
March 10, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Ferris
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.533, -96.667

Hail, Kaufman

When
March 10, 1:27 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County, Scurry
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.517, -96.383

Hail, Anderson

When
March 10, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Anderson County, 6 mi SE of Palestine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
31.683, -95.567

Hail, Hopkins

When
March 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County, Sulphur Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.133, -95.600

Hail, Hamilton

When
March 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, Hamilton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.700, -98.117

Hail, Bosque

When
March 10, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Bosque County, Walnut Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.067, -97.750

Hail, Coryell

When
March 10, 4:43 PM CST
Where
Coryell County, King
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.383, -97.917

Hail, Stephens

When
March 10, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Stephens County, 5 mi E of Breckenridge
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
32.750, -98.817

Hail, Bosque

When
March 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Bosque County, Clifton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
31.783, -97.583

Hail, Ellis

When
March 10, 5:14 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Maypearl
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.317, -97.017

Hail, Coryell

When
March 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Coryell County, Ft Hood Aaf
Measured
4.5 in hail
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
31.100, -97.700

Hail, McLennan

When
March 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, 15 mi W of Waco
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.550, -97.400

Hail, Coryell

When
March 10, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Coryell County, King
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.383, -97.917

Hail, Coryell

When
March 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Coryell County, Flat
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.317, -97.633

Hail, McLennan

When
March 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, 5 mi W of Waco
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.550, -97.233

Tornado, Bell

When
March 10, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Bell County, Belton Lake
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.167, -97.500

A brief touchdown was reported near Lake Belton Dam.

Hail, Limestone

When
March 10, 6:44 PM CST
Where
Limestone County, 10 mi W of Mexia
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.683, -96.667

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When
March 10, 6:44 PM CST
Where
Limestone County, Kosse
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.300, -96.633

Power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When
March 10, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Bell County, 8 mi S of Belton
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.950, -97.467

A building was unroofed by high winds.

Hail, Bell

When
March 10, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Bell County, Belton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.067, -97.467

Hail, Milam

When
March 10, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Milam County, 7 mi NW of Cameron
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.917, -97.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When
March 10, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Milam County, North Elm
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.933, -97.050

High winds blew down trees and did damage to farm buildings and equipment along a line oriented southwest to northeast for a half mile.

Hail, Milam

When
March 10, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Milam County, Cameron
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.850, -96.967

Hail, Milam

When
March 10, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Milam County, 4 mi NE of Rockdale
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.683, -96.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When
March 10, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Milam County, 4 mi NE of Rockdale
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.683, -96.950

Power lines and large cedar trees were blown down between Rockdale and Milano.

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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.

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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: 5137912, 5137909, 5137910, 5137911, 5137913, 5137914, 5137915, 5137916, 5137918, 5137919, 5137920, 5137921, 5138286, 5138374, 5137922, 5138373, 5137917, 5138375, 5138378, 5138376, 5138377, 5138379, 5138380, 5138383, 5138384, 5138381, 5138382, 5138385, 5138386, 5138387, 5138388, 5138389.