Dallas County Thunderstorm NarrativeThe parent storm that produced the Arlington-Grand Prairie tornado moved east into Dallas county about 1915C. The storm produced several funnels between Desoto and Lancaster, eventually producing a brief touchdown in rural areas between Red Oak and Wilmer (spotters).
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Dallas County Thunderstorm NarrativeThe parent storm that produced the Arlington-Grand Prairie tornado moved east into Dallas county about 1915C. The storm produced several funnels between Desoto and Lancaster, eventually producing a brief touchdown in rural areas between Red Oak and Wilmer (spotters). Street flooding was reported in southwest Dallas.
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:14 UTC.
2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Arlington tornado damaged several homes just to the west of the Tarrant/Dallas county line in Grand Prairie (see above) before dissipating shortly after 1920 CST.
Occurred at SW Loop 12.
Emergency management reported flooding of streets in Dallas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 2000Warnings in Texas, March 2000
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: 5137411, 5137412, 5137413, 5137414.