Hail, Hardeman
- When
- March 7, 4:09 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, 8 mi E of Lazare
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.267, -99.850
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 2000
A long line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved out of the Texas panhandle into western portions of north Texas during the late afternoon and early evening of the 7th resulting in wind damage and large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $23,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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 OUN wrote it up.
A long line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved out of the Texas panhandle into western portions of north Texas during the late afternoon and early evening of the 7th resulting in wind damage and large hail.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman
- When
- March 7, 4:11 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, 1 mi W of Acme
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -99.850
A semi-truck was overturned.
Hail, Wilbarger
- When
- March 7, 4:57 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County, 8 mi S of Vernon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.033, -99.283
Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor
- When
- March 7, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Baylor County, Seymour
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -99.267
Hail, Baylor
- When
- March 7, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Baylor County, Seymour
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -99.267
Hail, Wilbarger
- When
- March 7, 5:07 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County, Oklaunion
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.133, -99.133
Hail, Wichita
- When
- March 7, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 8 mi SE of Electra
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -98.817
Hail, Archer
- When
- March 7, 5:43 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, 10 mi W of Archer City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -98.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Archer
- When
- March 7, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Holliday
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -98.700
Five power poles were downed on Highway 1954.
Hail, Archer
- When
- March 7, 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Archer City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -98.633
Hail, Archer
- When
- March 7, 5:56 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Archer City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -98.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- March 7, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -98.500
The roof of a gas station and electrical equipment inside the store were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- March 7, 6:01 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Sheppard Afb
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 33.983, -98.500
Hail, Wichita
- When
- March 7, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Burkburnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -98.567
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- March 7, 6:24 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 3 mi SW of Charlie
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.067, -98.350
A storage shed was damaged, and power lines were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- March 7, 6:34 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 2 mi N of Petrolia
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.067, -98.233
The roof of a barn was blown off.
Hail, Clay
- When
- March 7, 6:39 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Henrietta
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.817, -98.200
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5138372, 5138475, 5138482, 5138476, 5138477, 5138483, 5138478, 5138479, 5138489, 5138480, 5138484, 5138488, 5138485, 5138481, 5138490, 5138487, 5138486.