Texas, 2000Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 12, 2000
May 12, 2000 · NWS FWD · 21 events in 12 counties and zones
May 12, 2000 - Event NarrativeA cold front moved into North Texas, and became stationary along a Bonham, Dallas, Hillsboro, Goldthwaite line. Numerous hail and wind reports were received.
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- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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.
May 12, 2000 - Event NarrativeA cold front moved into North Texas, and became stationary along a Bonham, Dallas, Hillsboro, Goldthwaite line. Numerous hail and wind reports were received. An F-3 tornado touched down near Lake Whitney in the late afternoon hours.The parent storm continued to develop on the south flank, resulting in a long lived wall cloud that moved south through southern Bosque, western McLennan, eastern Coryell, and western Bell counties. While reports of hail and funnels continued through the life of the storm, no additional tornadoes were sighted.
Event by event
16 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Bosque
- When
- May 12, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, 4 mi N of Laguna Park
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 7 mi
- Path width
- 400 yd
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $3.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -97.367
A tornado formed over the central part of Lake Whitney at approximately 1610 CST. The tornado moved south and dissipated near the dam at 1625 CST. The tornado caused two deaths, both of which occurred in the same home, but no other injuries. The most significant damaged occurred at the Lakewood Harbor Subdivision, three miles northwest of the Dam, around 1615 CST. 38 homes were destroyed and 27 others were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- May 12, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Murphy
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.017, -96.617
Trees and fences were blown down by high thunderstorm wind.
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 12, 4:31 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, China Spg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.650, -97.317
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- May 12, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County, Ladonia
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.417, -95.967
A barn was damaged by high thunderstorm wind.
Hail, Collin
- When
- May 12, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Parker
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.050, -96.617
Hail, Hill
- When
- May 12, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County, Lake Whitney
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -97.383
Occurred on the east side of the lake.
Hail, Bosque
- When
- May 12, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, Clifton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.783, -97.583
Hail, Lampasas
- When
- May 12, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lampasas County, 1 mi N of Lometa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.250, -98.383
Hail, Lampasas
- When
- May 12, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lampasas County, Lometa
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.233, -98.383
Hail, Bosque
- When
- May 12, 5:31 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, Valley Mills
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.650, -97.483
Hail, Delta
- When
- May 12, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Delta County, 1 mi W of Cooper
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.367, -95.700
Hail, Kaufman
- When
- May 12, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Forney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -96.467
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 12, 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Mc Gregor
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.433, -97.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins
- When
- May 12, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County, Sulphur Spgs
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.133, -95.600
Trees were blown down by high thunderstorm winds.
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 12, 6:39 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Woodway
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.517, -97.200
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 12, 6:39 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Hewitt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.467, -97.200
Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- May 12, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Wills Pt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -96.000
Hail, Bell
- When
- May 12, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Nolanville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.083, -97.617
Hail, Falls
- When
- May 12, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Falls County, Marlin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -96.900
Hail, Kaufman
- When
- May 12, 7:54 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Mabank
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.367, -96.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt
- When
- May 12, 8:30 PM CST to 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, 7 mi S of Canton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -95.867
Power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm wind.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 200030 injured · $119 million · F0 · 5 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 20006 injured · $2.8 million · 3 in hail · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2000$300,000 · F0 · 29 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 12, 2000$1.1 million · 85 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, May 12, 2000F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, May 12 to 13, 2000$620,000 · 75 kt wind · 9 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Michigan, May 12 to 13, 2000$135,000 · F1 · 15 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Michigan, May 12, 2000$480,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Tornado in Illinois, May 12, 2000$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2000$480,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 2000$320,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2000$320,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events
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: 5146784, 5146873, 5146876, 5146886, 5146872, 5146783, 5146870, 5146874, 5146875, 5146871, 5146880, 5146881, 5146877, 5145605, 5146878, 5146879, 5146883, 5146885, 5145604, 5146882, 5146884.