Texas, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 1 to 2, 2000

May 1 to 2, 2000 · NWS EWX · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$140,000
Crop damage
$150,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Llano

When
May 1, 6:30 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
Where
Llano County, 15 mi E of Llano
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.750, -98.417

Hail, Burnet

When
May 1, 6:40 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
Where
Burnet County, Marble Falls
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.567, -98.267

Hail, Williamson

When
May 1, 8:15 PM CST to 8:20 PM CST
Where
Williamson County, Taylor
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
$150,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
30.567, -97.417

An NWS cooperative observer reported damage to roofs as well as crop damage due to large hail driven by 40 mph winds.

Flash Flood, Llano

When
May 1, 9:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Llano County, East Portion
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding developed briefly over the eastern portion of Llano County as thunderstorms produced 3-4 inches of rainfall.

Flash Flood, Williamson

When
May 1, 11:30 PM CST to May 2, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Williamson County, Countywide
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.648, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall totals of up to 4 inches across much of Williamson County produced brief but widespread flash flooding across the county.

Flash Flood, Bastrop

When
May 2, 12:30 AM CST to 1:00 AM CST
Where
Bastrop County, Elgin
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Police Department reported brief flash flooding and road closures in the town of Elgin as thunderstorms dropped 3 inches of rain in little over 1 hour.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5144765, 5144766, 5144767, 5144768, 5144769, 5144770.