Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22 to 23, 2001

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22 to 23, 2001
Start: 2001-04-22T16:30
End: 2001-04-23T00:30
Location: Texas

April 22 to 23, 2001 · NWS FWD · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

April 22, 2001 - Episode NarrativeThunderstorms formed generally west of a Sherman, Fort Worth, Glen Rose line. These storms caused some wind damage as they moved over the region.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $55,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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 FWD wrote it up.

April 22, 2001 - Episode NarrativeThunderstorms formed generally west of a Sherman, Fort Worth, Glen Rose line. These storms caused some wind damage as they moved over the region. Due to a strong capping inversion, these storms were unable to progress further east across the region.

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 Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 22, 1:08 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 1:08 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
208 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

CAP...CAP...AND MORE CAP. MAIN ENERGY STILL LOOKS TO MOVE NORTH OF
OUR FA TONIGHT...WHILE DRY LINE AND COLD FRONT SWEEP IN. STRONG
INSTABILITIES...CAPES AROUND 2000 J/KG AND HIGH HELICITIES...
COUPLED WITH VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALL ARE FAVORABLE FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STILL...18Z SOUNDINGS SHOW THE CAP HAS
WEAKENED A LITTLE...BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE STRONG. SO...THAT RETURNS
US TO THE BEGINNING...WILL THE CAP BREAK LIKE THE ETA SUGGEST. RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION OF 100KT JET PROGGED TO COME ACROSS THIS EVENING
AND THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO ERODE THE INVERSION AND LET A FEW STORMS
BREAK THROUGH. ASSUMING STORMS WILL BREAK...THEY SHOULD EVOLVE INTO
A LINE THAT SLOWS AS IT PUSHES EAST. THIS...COULD LEAD TO SOME
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...BUT NOT ENOUGH AT THIS TIME TO WARRANT
ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WILL USE LAST MINUTE SATELLITE DATA
TO FORM POPS FOR THIS EVENING/TONIGHT.

RAIN AND STORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN ZONES TOMORROW
MORNING...OTHERWISE...HIGH BUILDS IN AND CLEARS THINGS OUT FOR
TOMORROW. FWC MOS LOOKS IN THE BALLPARK.

IN THE EXTENDED...RIDGE IN THE WEST KEEPS THINGS ON THE DRY SIDE...
WITH A WARMING TREND FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. 80

DFW 59/72/50/75 7100  ACT 60/74/50/75 7200

.FWD...CONTINUE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING ALL ZONES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 11:06 AM CST, 5 hours 24 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-230300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1206 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

...THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS TO BROWNWOOD.
THIS INCLUDES THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. WARM MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE
AIR HAS SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AHEAD OF
THE SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH A STRONG CAPPING INVERSION WILL PERSIST THROUGH
AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON...LARGE SCALE VERTICAL MOTION ASSOCIATED
WITH THE VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM...AND CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
DRYLINE...WILL ALLOW STORMS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS BY LATE AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY FORM INTO A SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND SOME HAIL THE MOST LIKELY THREATS. HOWEVER...VERTICAL
SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN RATHER STRONG...SO THERE IS SOME
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADIC SUPERCELLS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN
THE MODERATE RISK AREA.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION THROUGHOUT
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY
WEST OF A GAINESVILLE TO BRECKENRIDGE LINE BY 3 PM...IN THE DALLAS-
FORT WORTH METROPLEX AROUND 6 PM...AND THE REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS
AFTER 10 PM.

...WIND...
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THE WIND WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS ON AREA LAKES ROUGH AND
CHOPPY...SO BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PROTECTED AREAS.

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Special weather statement, Apr 22, 2:23 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-230300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
323 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2001

THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FOR ALL
OF NORTH TEXAS INCLUDING...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX AND WACO.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THIS EVENING. WARM...MOIST AND
VERY UNSTABLE AIR HAS SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF TEXAS AHEAD OF
THE SYSTEM. A STRONG CAP...OR WARM LAYER IN MID LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...HAS PREVENTED STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THUS FAR.
HOWEVER...VERTICAL MOTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIGOROUS UPPER
SYSTEM...AND CONVERGENCE ALONG THE DRYLINE...WILL ALLOW STORMS TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH
TEXAS THIS EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY FORM INTO A SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND SOME HAIL THE MOST LIKELY THREATS. HOWEVER...VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG...SO THERE IS SOME
POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADIC SUPERCELL TO DEVELOP. THE GREATEST
THREAT WILL BE IN THE AREA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY EARLY THIS
EVENING NORTH AND WEST OF THE METROPLEX...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
NORTH TEXAS BY 9 PM.

WIND...
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. THE WIND
WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS ON AREA LAKES ROUGH AND CHOPPY...SO BOATERS
SHOULD REMAIN IN PROTECTED AREAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

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The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Palo Pinto

When: April 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, Graford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.217, -97.767

Tornado, Eastland

When: April 22, 5:25 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, 2 mi SW of Carbon
Rating: F0
Path length: 50 mi
Path width: 2 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.617, -98.367

A tornado touched down just south of town. It then moved northeast, damaging two homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: April 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Chico
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 33.533, -97.567

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Hail, Eastland

When: April 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, Carbon
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.717, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland

When: April 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, Carbon
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.933, -98.250

A tree was blown onto a roof and a barn was destroyed.

Hail, Montague

When: April 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Forestburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 32.267, -98.833

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto

When: April 22, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, 4 mi S of Palo Pinto
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 33.217, -97.767

A large tree was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When: April 22, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, 1 mi N of Myra
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.250, -98.850

Reported by R.A.C.E.S..

Hail, Erath

When: April 22, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Erath County, Thurber
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.233, -97.600

Hail, Cooke

When: April 22, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Gainesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 33.300, -97.817

Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland

When: April 22, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, Ranger
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.500, -98.417

Power lines were blown down and an old brick building was blown down. A large tree was blown onto a business.

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto

When: April 22, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, 5 mi N of Gordon
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.083, -98.017

Several homes had roof damage from thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Jack

When: April 22, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Jack County, Joplin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.267, -98.833

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: April 22, 10:43 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Bridgeport
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.467, -98.683

Large trees were blown down and windows were blown out by high thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Wise

When: April 22, 10:43 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Bridgeport
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.467, -96.767

Hail, Wise

When: April 22, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Decatur
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.650, -97.317

Hail, Grayson

When: April 23, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Grayson County, Southmayd
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.633, -97.150

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 2001 Warnings in Texas, April 2001

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: 5237850, 5237853, 5237847, 5238660, 5238661, 5237842, 5237849, 5238664, 5237851, 5237852, 5238662, 5237848, 5237843, 5237844, 5237845, 5237846, 5238663.