Thunderstorm Wind, Winkler
- When
- October 14, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Winkler County, 4 mi N of Kermit
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -103.083
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 14, 2000
A severe thunderstorm produced gusts over 60 knots and hail larger than the size of nickels on Highway 18 north of Kermit. The hail accumulation was up to 6 inches deep.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A severe thunderstorm produced gusts over 60 knots and hail larger than the size of nickels on Highway 18 north of Kermit. The hail accumulation was up to 6 inches deep.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Winkler
- When
- October 14, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Winkler County, 5 mi N of Kermit
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.917, -103.083
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5161097, 5161098.