Texas, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 10 to 11, 2001

April 10 to 11, 2001 · NWS SJT · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

Scattered severe thunderstorms produced hail up to golf ball size and winds gusts to 60 mph across the eastern Concho Valley and the Heartland.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • 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
$7,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

Scattered severe thunderstorms produced hail up to golf ball size and winds gusts to 60 mph across the eastern Concho Valley and the Heartland.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 10, 9:45 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 9:45 PM CST, 0 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1045 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2001

UPDATED CURRENT PACKAGE TO REFLECT LATEST TORNADO WATCHES. IN
ADDITION...BASED ON STRONG WINDS ACROSS WEST TEXAS...HAVE INCLUDED A
WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES TONIGHT.

.SJT...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT ZONES 49-54-64-65-71-72-76>78
       TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 AM ZONES 98-99-113-114-127-128-
                                      66-139-140-73-154-155-168>170
       WIND ADVISORY ALL ZONES THROUGH 3 AM.
       FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL ZONES ON WEDNESDAY.

HUBER

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:46 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sutton

When
April 10, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Sutton County, 25 mi NE of Sonora
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
30.817, -100.333

Thunderstorm Wind, Runnels

When
April 10, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Runnels County, Wingate
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.050, -100.117

Wind gust estimated at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When
April 10, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County, 5 mi NE of San Angelo
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.517, -100.367

Numerous signs downed by strong thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Sutton

When
April 10, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Sutton County, 10 mi E of Sonora
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.567, -100.467

Hail, Coleman

When
April 10, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Coleman County, Valera
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.750, -99.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Menard

When
April 11, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Menard County, Menard
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.917, -99.783

Large tree limbs downed by high winds.

Hail, Runnels

When
April 11, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Runnels County, Ballinger
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.750, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Runnels

When
April 11, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Runnels County, Ballinger
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.750, -99.950

Large tree limbs downed by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCulloch

When
April 11, 2:15 AM CST
Where
McCulloch County, Rochelle
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.233, -99.217

Large tree limbs downed during high winds.

Hail, McCulloch

When
April 11, 2:20 AM CST
Where
McCulloch County, Rochelle
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.233, -99.217

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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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: 5239788, 5239789, 5239790, 5239791, 5239792, 5239793, 5239794, 5239795, 5239796, 5239797.