Texas, 2000

Tornadoes in Texas, March 26, 2000

March 26, 2000 · NWS SHV · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Shreveport radar (KSHV), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:28 UTC.

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Event by event

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Red River

When
March 26, 9:28 PM CST to 9:32 PM CST
Where
Red River County, 6 mi N of Avery
Rating
F1
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.633, -94.783

Tornado developed on the comma head at the northern end of a bow echo. A few trees were blown over or broken. A church lost part of its roof. This tornado continued into Bowie County, TX

Tornado, Bowie

When
March 26, 9:29 PM CST to 9:31 PM CST
Where
Bowie County, 3 mi SSW of De Kalb
Rating
F1
Path length
1.3 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.467, -94.633

Tornado developed along a squall line supercell as it moved southeast across the county. A few trees and tree limbs were broken. One tree was laid across the edge of a house and carport but no apparant physical damage was done to the home or carport.

Tornado, Bowie

When
March 26, 9:32 PM CST to 9:36 PM CST
Where
Bowie County, 10 mi NW of De Kalb
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.600, -94.733

Tornado developed on the comma head at the northern end of a bow echo. A few trees were blown over or broken. This tornado was a continuation of the Red River county, TX tornado.

Tornado, Cass

When
March 26, 9:53 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
Where
Cass County, 8 mi WNW of Douglassville
Rating
F0
Path length
1.8 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.250, -94.450

A weak tornado developed along a squall line as it moved southeast across the county. There is some thought that this tornado may have been a strong gustnado which formed along the leading edge of the squall line.

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.

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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: 5134025, 5134027, 5134026, 5134028.