Texas, 2000

Hail in Texas, March 21, 2000

March 21, 2000 · NWS LUB · 5 events in 1 county or zone

5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$60,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lubbock

When
March 21, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.583, -101.850

Golfball size hail was reported at the intersection of 4th Street and Frankford Avenue.

Hail, Lubbock

When
March 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.583, -101.850

Nickel size hail was reported by an off-duty NWS employee on the southwest side of town.

Hail, Lubbock

When
March 21, 5:02 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.583, -101.850

Quarter size hail was measured at the NWS office on the south side of town.

Hail, Lubbock

When
March 21, 5:04 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.583, -101.850

Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of University Avenue and 89th Street.

Hail, Lubbock

When
March 21, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$45,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
33.583, -101.850

Golfball size hail was reported at the intersection of 34th Street and University Avenue.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5138691, 5138690, 5138689, 5138693, 5138692.