Texas, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, March 22 to 23, 2000

March 22 to 23, 2000 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A pair of storms produced street flooding in the city of Crane and reports of hail up to golfball size.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

A pair of storms produced street flooding in the city of Crane and reports of hail up to golfball size.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Crane

When
March 22, 7:00 PM CST to March 23, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Crane County, Countywide
Property damage
$500,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extensive flooding near Crane and points south closed highways and caused damage. The Crane Country Club sustained damage to the golf course as well as the building and equipment. The damage was so extensive that the county nearly decided to permanently shut down it operations. All roads in and out of Crane were closed overnight with U.S. Highway 385 sustaining some damage.

Hail, Crane

When
March 22, 7:16 PM CST
Where
Crane County, Crane
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.400, -102.350

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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: 5138904, 5138905.