Hail, Young
- When
- March 7, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, Olney
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.367, -98.767
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7 to 8, 2000
March 7, 2000 - Event NarrativeScattered thunderstorms developed over the western portions of north Texas late in the day. A few produced small hail and minor wind damage before decreasing shortly after sunset.
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
- $132,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
March 7, 2000 - Event NarrativeScattered thunderstorms developed over the western portions of north Texas late in the day. A few produced small hail and minor wind damage before decreasing shortly after sunset.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Comanche
- When
- March 7, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, Rucker
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.167, -98.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Erath
- When
- March 7, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County, 5 mi W of Lingleville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -98.450
Roof damage to a barn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto
- When
- March 7, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County, Graford
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.933, -98.250
Four outbuildings destroyed.
Hail, Hamilton
- When
- March 7, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Indian Gap
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 31.667, -98.417
Lightning, Denton
- When
- March 8, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Denton
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a vacant new home, setting it on fire. The home was declared a complete loss.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 7, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, March 7, 2000
- Dust Storm in Arizona, March 7, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 7 to 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Texas, March 7, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, March 7 to 8, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5137903, 5137904, 5137905, 5137906, 5137907, 5137908.