March 10, 2000 - Event NarrativeEarly morning (400 AM-600 AM) thunderstorms occurred in an southwest to northeast line from near Breckenridge to Graham to south of Bowie, to near Sherman. While radar suggested dime to golf ball hail with some of these storms, no reports of hail were recieved.Additional storms developed west of Eastland prior to 800 AM, and moved rapidly east across the area through midday, with the strongest storms moving from Stephenville to Cleburne to Wills Point. Mostly small hail and isolated high wind was reported with these storms, including a gust to 74 MPH at DFW Airport, doing minor damage at Irving.Thunderstorms occurred during the late afternoon over the south central portions of north Texas, generally ending with sunset. Large hail fell briefly on the Fort Hood reservation, and a brief tornado was reported by a cooperative observer near Lake Belton. Scattered wind damage was reported in Limestone and Milam counties.

Thunderstorm Wind in MILAM, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 19:15:00 to 10-MAR-00 19:15:00 (CST)
Location: NORTH ELM
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High winds blew down trees and did damage to farm buildings and equipment along a line oriented southwest to northeast for a half mile.

Hail in MILAM, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 19:25:00 to 10-MAR-00 19:25:00 (CST)
Location: CAMERON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in BOSQUE, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 16:20:00 to 10-MAR-00 16:20:00 (CST)
Location: WALNUT SPGS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MILAM, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 20:05:00 to 10-MAR-00 20:05:00 (CST)
Location: ROCKDALE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 17:50:00 to 10-MAR-00 17:50:00 (CST)
Location: KING
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in LIMESTONE, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 18:44:00 to 10-MAR-00 18:44:00 (CST)
Location: KOSSE
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Power lines were blown down.

Hail in BOSQUE, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 17:00:00 to 10-MAR-00 17:00:00 (CST)
Location: CLIFTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in LIMESTONE, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 18:44:00 to 10-MAR-00 18:44:00 (CST)
Location: MEXIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MILAM, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 19:15:00 to 10-MAR-00 19:15:00 (CST)
Location: CAMERON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in DALLAS, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 10:14:00 to 10-MAR-00 10:14:00 (CST)
Location: (DFW)DALLAS-FT WORTH
Magnitude: 64 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

The Delta hangar sustained minor roof damage from high wind.

Thunderstorm Wind in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 10:15:00 to 10-MAR-00 10:15:00 (CST)
Location: BEDFORD
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

An apartment complex was partially destroyed by high winds. Twelve units were declared uninhabitable.

Lightning in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 10:15:00 to 10-MAR-00 10:15:00 (CST)
Location: FT WORTH
Property damage: 35K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning-started two house fires.

Thunderstorm Wind in DALLAS, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 10:20:00 to 10-MAR-00 10:20:00 (CST)
Location: IRVING
Magnitude: 61 E
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A Construction  trailer was blown over, injuring 3 employees. Several other buildings sustained minor damage, sheet metal damaging a few trees and windows in a nearby office building.

Hail in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 16:43:00 to 10-MAR-00 16:43:00 (CST)
Location: KING
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 17:30:00 to 10-MAR-00 17:30:00 (CST)
Location: FT HOOD AAF
Magnitude: 4.50 
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Hail in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 10:45:00 to 10-MAR-00 10:45:00 (CST)
Location: PLANO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Lightning in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 12:30:00 to 10-MAR-00 12:30:00 (CST)
Location: PLANO
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning-started fire did 25k damage to a house.

Hail in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 13:00:00 to 10-MAR-00 13:00:00 (CST)
Location: FERRIS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in KAUFMAN, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 13:27:00 to 10-MAR-00 13:27:00 (CST)
Location: SCURRY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in ANDERSON, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 14:45:00 to 10-MAR-00 14:45:00 (CST)
Location: PALESTINE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Thunderstorm Wind in MILAM, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 20:05:00 to 10-MAR-00 20:05:00 (CST)
Location: ROCKDALE
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Power lines and large cedar trees were blown down between Rockdale and Milano.

Hail in MCLENNAN, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 17:55:00 to 10-MAR-00 17:55:00 (CST)
Location: WACO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 17:55:00 to 10-MAR-00 17:55:00 (CST)
Location: FLAT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Hail in MCLENNAN, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 17:30:00 to 10-MAR-00 17:30:00 (CST)
Location: WACO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 17:14:00 to 10-MAR-00 17:14:00 (CST)
Location: MAYPEARL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in HOPKINS, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 15:30:00 to 10-MAR-00 15:30:00 (CST)
Location: SULPHUR SPGS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hail in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 10:15:00 to 10-MAR-00 10:15:00 (CST)
Location: FT WORTH
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Occurred over southwest Fort Worth at Hwy 377.

Thunderstorm Wind in BELL, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 18:45:00 to 10-MAR-00 18:45:00 (CST)
Location: BELTON
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A building was unroofed by high winds.

Hail in BELL, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 18:45:00 to 10-MAR-00 18:45:00 (CST)
Location: BELTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in BELL, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 18:35:00 to 10-MAR-00 18:35:00 (CST)
Location: BELTON LAKE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

A brief touchdown was reported near Lake Belton Dam.

Hail in HAMILTON, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 16:15:00 to 10-MAR-00 16:15:00 (CST)
Location: HAMILTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Hail in STEPHENS, TEXAS
From 10-MAR-00 16:45:00 to 10-MAR-00 16:45:00 (CST)
Location: BRECKENRIDGE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: NEWSPAPER