Texas, 2000

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 22, 2000

October 22, 2000 · NWS EWX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$23,000
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.

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:34 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Caldwell

When
October 22, 3:35 PM CST to 3:36 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County, 4 mi S of Martindale
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
29.800, -97.817

A small and short-lived tornado touched down briefly near a home. It lifted a metal barn vertically, twisting and tossing it.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
October 22, 3:35 PM CST to 3:50 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County, 4 mi S of Martindale
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
29.800, -97.817

A downburst from a severe thunderstorm damaged trees, homes between Martindale and Kyle

Thunderstorm Wind, Hays

When
October 22, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Hays County, 5 mi SE of Kyle
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
29.933, -97.800

A downburst from a severe thunderstorm damaged trees, homes between Martindale and Kyle

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.

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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: 5174125, 5174773, 5174774.