Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 1 to 2, 2000

Trees down.

Trees down from Blackjack to Snook. Barns destroyed near Cooks Point. Numerous trees down along FM 2000 with trees down on rooftops and automobiles.

Over 12,000 acres of crops destroyed by hail along SH 21 and FM 50.

Trees and power lines down in Caldwell with portion of roof blown off Caldwell Middle School.

Power lines down on FM 50 and FM 60.

Trees and power lines down.

Tree down on carport.

Quarter to baseball sized hail in the Conroe area. Roof damage at a department store on I-45 with extensive damage to over 1000 automobiles at several dealerships. Damage to a furniture store and church with widespread damage in residential areas to carports and automobiles. At least 28 windows smashed at a fire station in Conroe with at least 75 patrol cars severely damaged.

Numerous trees and power lines down across the northern half of Harris County. Roof damage to hotel on US 290 in northwest Houston.

Roof blown off Big State Grass Farm near SH 60. Trailer overturned, carport destroyed, and trees down in El Lobo subdivision.

Tree down in Newgulf with power lines down across county.

Crops destroyed from Wallis to the Ft. Bend county line.

Numerous trees and signs blown down in area. Small building destroyed at Cottonwood with barn blown down on Psencik Road. Power poles down at Cottonwood and on Band Road.

Wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph at Beltway 8 and Louetta with trees down.

Quarter sized hail at Beltway 8 and Louetta.

Shed damaged and trees down in Greenspoint area with wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph.

At least 12,000 acres of crops destroyed by hail and high winds.

Horse trailers overturned and shed destroyed.

Barn damaged at FM 521 and FM 1462.

Severe wind damage at Clover Field. Two airplane hangars, 8 trailers, 1 helicopter, and an unknown number of small airplanes overturned or destroyed. Large awning and billboard down at FM 518 and SH 35. Large trees and power lines down in the Pearland area.

Shed damaged.

Trees and power lines down in Kenswick subdivision.

Trees and power lines down north of FM 2100 with roof damage on US 90 near San Jacinto River. Trees down in Newport area.

Power lines down.

Numerous power lines, street signs, and large tree limbs blown down mainly in the Newport, Brittany Bay, and Landing subdivisions.

Power lines down.

Several small airplanes overturned with severe damage to NOAA P-3 research aircraft.A strong storm system produced widespread severe thunderstorms over southeast Texas from late evening on May 1st through early morning on May 2nd. Widespread wind damage impacted Harris, Ft. Bend, Wharton, Brazoria, and Galveston counties. Storm surveys revealed most of the wind damage to be due to downburst winds, with only one F0 tornado reported in Rosharon. Severe damage occurred at Clover Field in Pearland where several planes were overturned and two airplane hangars were destroyed, and at Scholes Field in Galveston where several small planes were overturned and the NOAA P-3 research aircraft was damaged. A massive hailstorm with golfball to baseball sized hail struck the Conroe area producing over $10 million in damage to automobiles, carports, and several businesses. Wind and hail caused destruction of crops in Burleson County and in southern Austin and Ft. Bend counties. Total damage for the event in southeast Texas was estimated to be near $25 million.