Hail, Webb
- When
- March 9, 5:44 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, 15 mi N of Laredo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.767, -99.467
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 9, 2000
An isolated thunderstorm developed northwest of Laredo, and intensified into a right-moving supercell as it passed north of the city.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 CRP wrote it up.
An isolated thunderstorm developed northwest of Laredo, and intensified into a right-moving supercell as it passed north of the city.
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Webb
- When
- March 9, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, 15 mi E of Laredo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Webb
- When
- March 9, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, 15 mi E of Laredo
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.217
Hail, Webb
- When
- March 9, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Mirando City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 27.433, -99.000
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 9 to 10, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 9, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, March 9, 2000
- Hail in New York, March 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 9, 2000
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: 5131940, 5131941, 5131942, 5131943.