Texas, 2000

Hail in Texas, October 14, 2000

October 14, 2000 · NWS AMA · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms developed across the southeastern Texas panhandle during the evening hours producing large hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 AMA wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms developed across the southeastern Texas panhandle during the evening hours producing large hail.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Donley

When
October 14, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Donley County, Clarendon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.933, -100.900

Hail, Donley

When
October 14, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Donley County, Howardwick
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.067, -100.917

Hail, Gray

When
October 14, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 11 mi N of Mc Lean
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.400, -100.600

What these are

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

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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: 5160825, 5160826, 5160827.