Texas, 2000

Hail in Texas, March 28, 2000

March 28, 2000 · NWS FWD · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Hamilton/Coryell/McLennan County Thunderstorm NarrativeA thunderstorm developed over northern Mills around 1630 CST, becoming severe over western Hamilton county around 1747CST. The storm moved east through central Hamilton, northern Bosque, and western McLennan counties before decreasing near Waco around 2000 CST.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Hamilton/Coryell/McLennan County Thunderstorm NarrativeA thunderstorm developed over northern Mills around 1630 CST, becoming severe over western Hamilton county around 1747CST. The storm moved east through central Hamilton, northern Bosque, and western McLennan counties before decreasing near Waco around 2000 CST. Large hail likely fell on the Hamilton-Coryell county line near Jonesboro around 1815CST.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:45 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamilton

When
March 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, 1 mi SE of Hamilton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.683, -98.100

Hail, Coryell

When
March 28, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Coryell County, 3 mi N of Turnersville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.667, -97.750

Hail, McLennan

When
March 28, 7:15 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Mc Gregor
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.433, -97.417

What these are

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: 5140390, 5140391, 5140392.