Texas, 2000

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 26, 2000

May 26, 2000 · NWS SJT · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

A supercell moved across the northern Big Country during the evening of the 26th. Brief tornado touchdowns were reported just south of Haskell and east of Throckmorton, while baseball size hail pounded northern Throckmorton County and the community of Elbert.

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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.

A supercell moved across the northern Big Country during the evening of the 26th. Brief tornado touchdowns were reported just south of Haskell and east of Throckmorton, while baseball size hail pounded northern Throckmorton County and the community of Elbert.

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Event by event

4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Haskell

When
May 26, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Rule
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
33.183, -99.900

Hail, Haskell

When
May 26, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Rochester
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.317, -99.867

Tornado, Haskell

When
May 26, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Haskell
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
15 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.167, -99.750

A brief tornado touchdown was reported just south of Haskell. No damage was reported.

Hail, Throckmorton

When
May 26, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County, 8 mi N of Throckmorton
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.300, -99.183

Baseball size hail was reported in northern Throckmorton County.

Tornado, Throckmorton

When
May 26, 6:30 PM CST to 6:31 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County, 7 mi E of Throckmorton
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
33.183, -99.067

A tornado was reported in eastern Throckmorton County. The tornado was on the ground for 90 seconds, but no significant damage was reported.

Hail, Throckmorton

When
May 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County, Elbert
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.267, -99.000

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5146030, 5146096, 5146097, 5146098, 5146099, 5146100.