Hail, Tom Green
- When
- March 7, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, Tankersly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -100.633
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 2000
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across the Big Country and Heartland during the evening of the 7th. Damage was produced by both outflow winds and thunderstorm downbursts, with both houses and barns suffering roof damage.
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
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 SJT wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms rumbled across the Big Country and Heartland during the evening of the 7th. Damage was produced by both outflow winds and thunderstorm downbursts, with both houses and barns suffering roof damage. Hail up to the size of dimes was also reported at several locations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Jones
- When
- March 7, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.740, -99.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong non thunderstorm winds damaged house roofs in both Nugent and Stamford.
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- March 7, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, San Angelo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.467, -100.433
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- March 7, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Abilene
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -99.733
Wind gust to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Throckmorton
- When
- March 7, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, Elbert
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.267, -99.000
Several barns and outbuildings were destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- March 7, 5:04 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, 10 mi WNW of Throckmorton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.233, -99.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman
- When
- March 7, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County, Coleman
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.833, -99.433
High winds heavily damaged a carport in Coleman.
Hail, Brown
- When
- March 7, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Brownwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.717, -98.983
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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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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: 5136439, 5136440, 5136441, 5136442, 5136443, 5136444, 5136445, 5136446.