Tornado, Colorado
- When
- November 12, 1:36 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, Borden
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.683, -96.700
Tree down on FM 109 with roof damage to barn.
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 12, 2000
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $740,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Austin
- When
- November 12, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, Bellville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -96.267
Tree down on road.
Tornado, Austin
- When
- November 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, 5 mi NNE of Bellville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.017, -96.233
Damage to roof of barn.
Hail, Austin
- When
- November 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, 5 mi NNE of Bellville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 30.017, -96.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Austin
- When
- November 12, 3:53 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, 3 mi S of Sealy
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 29.733, -96.150
Minor damage to mobile homes. Double-wide trailer pulled apart.
Thunderstorm Wind, Waller
- When
- November 12, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waller County, 5 mi W of Hempstead
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.100, -96.167
Trees down.
Hail, Waller
- When
- November 12, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waller County, 5 mi W of Hempstead
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.100, -96.167
Funnel Cloud, Colorado
- When
- November 12, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, 12 mi E of Columbus
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.621, -96.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Cloud, Colorado
- When
- November 12, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, Sheridan
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.621, -96.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Harris
- When
- November 12, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Hockley
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.033, -95.850
Trees down on FM 2920.
Thunderstorm Wind, Austin
- When
- November 12, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, Bellville
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -96.267
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fort Bend
- When
- November 12, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, Rosenberg
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.550, -95.800
Trees and power lines down at US 59 and Kroesche Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fort Bend
- When
- November 12, 6:45 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, Sugarland
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.617, -95.633
Damage to an RV park at US 59 and Crabb River Road. Power lines down at US 59 and Ranson Road. Several trailers knocked over with signs, fences, and awnings blown down.
Hail, Fort Bend
- When
- November 12, 6:57 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, Sugarland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.617, -95.633
Hail at Sugar Land Airport.
Hail, Fort Bend
- When
- November 12, 7:16 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, Clodine
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.700, -95.683
Hail on FM 1464 near Grand Parkway.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- November 12, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.733, -95.367
Trees down in River Oaks and Astrodome areas.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- November 12, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 29.733, -95.367
Extensive roof damage to an apartment complex on the south side of Houston on Barberry (near Cullen) with 2 injuries nearby from flying glass. Extensive tree damage in area. Winds estimated between 80 and 100 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- November 12, 7:50 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 29.733, -95.367
Damage to carports, awnings, and fences, and several large trees down in southeast Houston. Roof damage to Wurthing High School.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- November 12, 8:01 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston Hobby Arpt
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -95.283
A strong upper level disturbance moved across southeast Texas on the afternoon and evening of the 12th. Strong daytime heating combined with the disturbance to produce scattered supercell thunderstorms over the western part of southeast Texas during the afternoon. The storms then evolved into a squall line that moved toward the coast by early evening. Reports of large hail and wind damage were noted, along with three F0 tornadoes.
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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: 5160081, 5160082, 5160083, 5160084, 5160085, 5160087, 5160088, 5160089, 5160090, 5160091, 5160086, 5160092, 5160166, 5160167, 5160522, 5160168, 5160521, 5160523, 5160524.