Hail, Ector
- When
- May 19, 11:30 AM CST to 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 2 mi N of Odessa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.883, -102.367
Hail in Texas, May 19, 2000
Elevated convection with very good coverage east of the Pecos River. Cold all day for much of the region, hovering near 50 degrees for much of the day.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 MAF wrote it up.
Elevated convection with very good coverage east of the Pecos River. Cold all day for much of the region, hovering near 50 degrees for much of the day.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:31 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Midland
- When
- May 19, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 4 mi N of Midland
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 32.050, -102.083
Hail, Martin
- When
- May 19, 12:18 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Stanton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.133, -101.800
This cluster of storms moved to the northeast along I-20. On a day with well over 100 non-severe storms, these were the most intense. The most organized cell was the Stanton storm having sustained overhang for almost 30 minutes. The overhang was on the leading (east) side of this cell. Also during the height of the storm at Midland International Airport the temperature dipped to within one degree of the record low for the day.
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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The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 19, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 19, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 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: 5143959, 5143960, 5144236.