Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- March 28, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County, Graford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.933, -98.250
Hail in Texas, March 28, 2000
Palo Pinto/Parker County Thunderstorm NarrativeSeveral thunderstorms developed along the dry line around 1630 CST, a few becoming marginally severe as they moved east through Palo Pinto and Parker counties. One of the storms became better organized as it moved into Tarrant county, eventually producing the Fort Worth and Arlington tornadoes.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Palo Pinto/Parker County Thunderstorm NarrativeSeveral thunderstorms developed along the dry line around 1630 CST, a few becoming marginally severe as they moved east through Palo Pinto and Parker counties. One of the storms became better organized as it moved into Tarrant county, eventually producing the Fort Worth and Arlington tornadoes.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Parker
- When
- March 28, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, 12 mi NE of Weatherford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.883, -97.650
Occurred 1 mile north of Willow Park.
Hail, Parker
- When
- March 28, 5:56 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, Springtown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.967, -97.683
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- March 28, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County, Strawn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 32.550, -98.500
Hail, Parker
- When
- March 28, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, 4 mi SW of Aledo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.667, -97.650
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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More
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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: 5140385, 5140387, 5140388, 5140386, 5140389.