Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 28, 2000

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 28, 2000
Start: 2000-10-28T09:55
End: 2000-10-28T16:40
Location: Texas

October 28, 2000 · NWS MAF · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

2 flash flood, 1 high wind, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $18,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:54 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood, 1 high wind, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Guadalupe Mountains of Culberson County

When: October 28, 9:55 AM MST
Where: Guadalupe Mountains of Culberson County forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Non-thunderstorm gradient winds behind a line of thunderstorms damaged buildings in Pine Springs and knocked down tents in the campgrounds.

Hail, Pecos

When: October 28, 12:56 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, Ft Stockton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 30.883, -102.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: October 28, 1:10 PM CST to 1:14 PM CST
Where: Dawson County, Lamesa
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.733, -101.950

An apparent gustnado was on the ground for 4 minutes and did damage to roofs across the east side of Lamesa. The gustnado also knocked down power lines, trees limbs, and did other structural damage to buildings.

Flash Flood, Crane

When: October 28, 1:40 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
Where: Crane County, 3 mi N of Crane
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Major street flooding reported by an amateur radio operator.

Flash Flood, Upton

When: October 28, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Upton County, 18 mi N of Mc Camey
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water was reported over Highway 329.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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.
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

Every storm in Texas in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, October 2000

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: 5161438, 5161439, 5161440, 5161441, 5161442.