Hail, Jones
- When
- September 12, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Hawley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.617, -99.833
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 12, 2000
Severe thunderstorms developed along a stalled frontal boundary across the Big Country during the evening of the 12th. Golf ball size hail was reported at several locations in Jones and Fisher Counties, while nickel size hail and winds up to 70 mph were seen near Abilene.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 SJT wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed along a stalled frontal boundary across the Big Country during the evening of the 12th. Golf ball size hail was reported at several locations in Jones and Fisher Counties, while nickel size hail and winds up to 70 mph were seen near Abilene.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jones
- When
- September 12, 6:18 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 10 mi SE of Hamlin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.783, -100.017
Hail, Fisher
- When
- September 12, 6:34 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, Mc Caulley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.783, -100.200
Hail, Fisher
- When
- September 12, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, Longworth
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.650, -100.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- September 12, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, View
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -99.883
Numerous trees downed by winds estimated as high as 70 mph.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- September 12, 7:59 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Abilene
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -99.733
Hail, Taylor
- When
- September 12, 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Potosi
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.317, -99.667
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, September 12, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, September 12, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 12, 2000
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- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, September 12, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, September 12, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, September 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 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: 5158047, 5158048, 5158049, 5158050, 5158051, 5158052, 5158053.