Hail, Mason
- When
- November 2, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County, 2 mi W of Mason
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.733, -99.250
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, November 2, 2000
Scattered thunderstorms developed across much of West Central Texas, mainly producing dime to nickel size hail. However, an isolated supercell across Mason County produced golf ball size hail and damaging winds across the town of Mason.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across much of West Central Texas, mainly producing dime to nickel size hail. However, an isolated supercell across Mason County produced golf ball size hail and damaging winds across the town of Mason.
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:52 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mason
- When
- November 2, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County, Mason
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.733, -99.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- November 2, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County, Mason
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.733, -99.217
Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs and power lines across the town of Mason.
Hail, Runnels
- When
- November 2, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Runnels County, Wingate
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.050, -100.117
Hail, Runnels
- When
- November 2, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Runnels County, 3 mi N of Wingate
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -100.117
Hail, Taylor
- When
- November 2, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, 19 mi SW of Tuscola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.017, -100.033
Dime size hail was reported along the Runnels and Taylor county line.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- November 2, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Tye
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -99.867
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5160850, 5160851, 5160852, 5160853, 5160854, 5160855, 5160856.