Hail, Crane
- When
- March 31, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Crane County, 12 mi NW of Crane
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.517, -102.500
Hail reported at FM 1233 and Fm 1601.
Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, March 31, 2000
2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $500
- 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.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:20 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Midland
- When
- March 31, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 21 mi S of Midland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -102.083
Hail reported at FM 1787 and FM 1788.
Flash Flood, Midland
- When
- March 31, 6:49 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 12 mi S of Midland
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding reported on TX 349.
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- March 31, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 20 mi SE of Midland
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -101.850
Thunderstorm winds turned over a chicken coop and broke trailer windows.
Tornado, Glasscock
- When
- March 31, 7:05 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Glasscock County, 13 mi SW of Garden City
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.733, -101.650
A tornado was reported on TX 137 and CR 30.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
- Heat and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 31, 2000
- Waterspouts in Florida, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Maryland, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Delaware, March 31, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, March 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 2000Warnings in Texas, March 2000
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: 5138021, 5138022, 5138023, 5137883, 5137884.