Storm reports for March 22, 2000

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On March 22, 2000, 44 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Upton County, TX.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (44)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $312,000 in property damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (62 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Reagan County, TX (near Stiles) · Tornado F2 · $200,000 · 5 injuries
  “The tornado knocked a small house off its foundation by about 15 yards with the house pivoting 90 degrees as well. One infant suffered a slight head injury from falling furniture.”
• Glasscock County, TX (near St Lawrence) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “The Rear-flank downdraft from the tornadic supercell overturned 3 small trailers at one property. Winds hit from the northwest.”
• Glasscock County, TX (near St Lawrence) · Tornado F1 · $40,000
  “Tornado continued from northern Reagan County. A string of 12 utility poles was knocked down on FM 2401, an abandoned house lost part of its roof, and 6 more poles were knocked down on Ranch Road 33. The tornado apparently dissipated just after knocking down the last set of poles.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Wolfforth) · Hail 2.00″ · $25,000
  “Hail up to two inches in diameter covered the ground near the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1585 and Farm-to-Market Road 179.”
• Sterling County, TX (near Sterling City) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds ripped the roof off of a barn and overturned a trailer on the south side of Sterling City.”
• Upton County, TX (near Rankin) · Tornado F1 · $1,000
  “This tornado was visible from Rankin as a condensation funnel to the ground. It traveled across open ranchland, breaking through one fence.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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