Hail, Brewster
- When
- October 23, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 15 mi E of Alpine
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.367, -103.417
The hail was observed on Highway 90.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 23, 2000
A series of thunderstorms developed ahead of a southward moving cold front. These thunderstorms resulted in reports of hail up to golfball size and some flash flooding across the Big Bend region and parts of the Lower Trans Pecos.
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
- 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 MAF wrote it up.
A series of thunderstorms developed ahead of a southward moving cold front. These thunderstorms resulted in reports of hail up to golfball size and some flash flooding across the Big Bend region and parts of the Lower Trans Pecos.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 211 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:42 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Brewster
- When
- October 23, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, Marathon
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.812, -103.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Significant street flooding was reported in Marathon.
Flash Flood, Terrell
- When
- October 23, 8:15 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Terrell County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding was reported on Highway 349, Highway 285, and FM road 2400.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, October 23 to 24, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, October 23, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, October 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, October 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 23 to 24, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, October 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 23 to 24, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, October 23 to 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, October 23, 2000
- Hail in New Mexico, October 23, 2000
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: 5161435, 5161436, 5161434.