Hail, Coleman
- When
- May 18, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County, 6 mi SW of Novice
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 31.917, -99.700
Hail in Texas, May 18, 2000
Severe storms pounded the Heartland and Concho Valley on the evening of the 18th. Hail over 3 inches in diameter struck the northern sections of Brown County near Williams, while larger than 2 inch hail hit the NWS office in San Angelo and near Burkett in Coleman County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 12
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 SJT wrote it up.
Severe storms pounded the Heartland and Concho Valley on the evening of the 18th. Hail over 3 inches in diameter struck the northern sections of Brown County near Williams, while larger than 2 inch hail hit the NWS office in San Angelo and near Burkett in Coleman County. Many other reports of golf ball size hail were also received.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Coleman
- When
- May 18, 7:16 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County, Burkett
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -99.217
Tennis ball size hail moved across Northeast Coleman County.
Hail, Runnels
- When
- May 18, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Runnels County, Rowena
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 31.650, -100.050
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 18, 7:43 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Cross Cut
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.033, -99.133
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 18, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 7 mi NW of May
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.050, -99.017
Hail larger than baseballs was reported near Williams.
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 18, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, May
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 31.983, -98.933
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 18, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, Tankersly
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -100.633
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 18, 9:34 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Bangs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.717, -99.133
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 18, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Brownwood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.717, -98.983
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 18, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, San Angelo
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 31.467, -100.433
Hail over 2 inches in diameter struck the NWS office on the south side of San Angelo.
Hail, Coke
- When
- May 18, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County, Robert Lee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -100.483
Hail, Concho
- When
- May 18, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Concho County, Vick
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -100.267
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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: 5145736, 5146010, 5146019, 5146011, 5146012, 5146013, 5146014, 5146015, 5146016, 5146017, 5146018, 5146020.