Texas, 2000

Tornado in Texas, March 22, 2000

March 22, 2000 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Storm spotters reported this storm produced two tornadoes.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Storm spotters reported this storm produced two tornadoes.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Glasscock

When
March 22, 10:25 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where
Glasscock County, 8 mi N of Garden City
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
31.983, -101.500

What these are

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.

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: 5138914.