Hail, Denton
- When
- May 18, 3:09 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Bolivar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.367, -97.267
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 18 to 19, 2000
May 18-19, 2000 - Event NarrativeShowers and thunderstorms developed again along a stationary boundary. These storms were slow moving and resulted in numerous hail and flooding reports, mainly south of a line from Dallas to Stephenville.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
May 18-19, 2000 - Event NarrativeShowers and thunderstorms developed again along a stationary boundary. These storms were slow moving and resulted in numerous hail and flooding reports, mainly south of a line from Dallas to Stephenville.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:11 UTC.
Event by event
11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- May 18, 3:17 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -98.100
Hail, Parker
- When
- May 18, 3:23 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, Garner
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.833, -97.983
Hail, Parker
- When
- May 18, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, Garner
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.833, -97.983
Hail, Parker
- When
- May 18, 3:57 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, 3 mi SE of Poolville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -97.817
Hail, Parker
- When
- May 18, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, Springtown
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.967, -97.683
Hail, Fannin
- When
- May 18, 6:01 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County, 1 mi S of Ivanhoe
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -96.150
Reported 3 miles north of Lake Bonham.
Hail, Lamar
- When
- May 18, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Unity
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.767, -95.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- May 18, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, 17 mi NE of Paris
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.817, -95.317
Trees were blown down at Pin Hook.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- May 18, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Malakoff
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.167, -96.017
Occurred on Highway 31 between Malakoff and Trinidad.
Hail, Comanche
- When
- May 18, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 12 mi W of Comanche
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -98.817
Flash Flood, Lamar
- When
- May 18, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Novice
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain brought water over county roads south and east of Novice.
Hail, Coryell
- When
- May 19, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, 13 mi W of Purmela
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.483, -98.183
Occurred in Evant.
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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, May 18 to 19, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 18, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Rip Current in California, May 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Iowa, May 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Alaska, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Wisconsin, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, May 18 to 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 18, 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: 5145606, 5145607, 5145608, 5145609, 5145610, 5145611, 5145612, 5145613, 5145615, 5145698, 5145697, 5145614, 5145699.