Texas, 2000

Hail in Texas, March 25, 2000

March 25, 2000 · NWS SJT · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms rumbled across the Big Country and Heartland during the evening of the 25th. The town of Hamlin saw hail up to the size of ping pong balls, while golf ball size hail was reported just east of Albany.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 SJT wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms rumbled across the Big Country and Heartland during the evening of the 25th. The town of Hamlin saw hail up to the size of ping pong balls, while golf ball size hail was reported just east of Albany.

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Event by event

11 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Haskell

When
March 25, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Stamford
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.950, -99.783

Hail, Jones

When
March 25, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Jones County, Stamford
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.950, -99.783

Hail, Haskell

When
March 25, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, 10 mi SE of Haskell
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
33.067, -99.633

Hail, McCulloch

When
March 25, 5:20 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County, Brady
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.133, -99.333

Hail, McCulloch

When
March 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County, Brady
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.133, -99.333

Hail, Throckmorton

When
March 25, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County, 10 mi NW of Throckmorton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.283, -99.300

Hail, San Saba

When
March 25, 7:06 PM CST
Where
San Saba County, Cherokee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
30.983, -98.700

Hail, Jones

When
March 25, 9:36 PM CST
Where
Jones County, Hamlin
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.883, -100.133

Hail, Throckmorton

When
March 25, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County, Throckmorton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.183, -99.183

Hail, Shackelford

When
March 25, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County, 4 mi E of Albany
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.733, -99.233

Hail, Shackelford

When
March 25, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County, 4 mi NE of Albany
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.767, -99.250

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: 5136085, 5136903, 5136076, 5136077, 5136078, 5136079, 5136080, 5136081, 5136082, 5136083, 5136084.