Texas, 2000

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 2, 2000

May 2, 2000 · NWS BRO · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brooks

When
May 2, 1:44 AM CST
Where
Brooks County, Encino
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
26.933, -98.133

Lots of nickel size hail or the size of bigger marbles was reported from this storm at Encino. During the early morning hours several hail storms moved across Encino.

Hail, Brooks

When
May 2, 2:06 AM CST
Where
Brooks County, Encino
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
26.933, -98.133

Hail, Jim Hogg

When
May 2, 6:25 AM CST
Where
Jim Hogg County, 1 mi S of Hebbronville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
27.300, -98.683

Tornado, Jim Hogg

When
May 2, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Jim Hogg County, 9 mi SE of Hebbronville
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
27.217, -98.583

Border Patrol saw the twister from highway 1017. The tornado briefly touched down and tore up some fence, trees and it destroyed a barn. The tornado damage was located about 5 miles south of Highway 285.

Hail, Brooks

When
May 2, 10:47 AM CST
Where
Brooks County, Encino
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
26.933, -98.133

Thunderstorm Wind, Kenedy

When
May 2, 11:27 AM CST
Where
Kenedy County, Sarita
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
27.217, -97.800

Border patrol checkpoint located at Sarita estimated 75 mph winds associated with a squall line or a line echo wave pattern thunderstorm complex.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5148603, 5147290, 5147291, 5147294, 5147292, 5147293.