Severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes occurred across the western Texas panhandle during the early evening hours and then moved east and northeast across the central and eastern Texas panhandle during the late evening hours.

Hail in HEMPHILL, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 22:53:00 to 10-APR-01 22:53:00 (CST)
Location: CANADIAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in LIPSCOMB, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 22:56:00 to 10-APR-01 22:56:00 (CST)
Location: BOOKER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 23:00:00 to 10-APR-01 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: SHAMROCK
Magnitude: 56 E
Property damage: 70K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

An eighteen wheeler was reported blown over and a house lost its roof.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 23:01:00 to 10-APR-01 23:01:00 (CST)
Location: SHAMROCK
Magnitude: 52 E
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in OLDHAM, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 20:27:00 to 10-APR-01 20:27:00 (CST)
Location: BOYS RANCH
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Hail in MOORE, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 20:51:00 to 10-APR-01 20:51:00 (CST)
Location: MASTERSON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:13:00 to 10-APR-01 21:13:00 (CST)
Location: STINNETT
Magnitude: 61 E
Property damage: 70K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An eighteen wheeler was blown over on State Highway 152.

Thunderstorm Wind in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:30:00 to 10-APR-01 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: FRITCH
Magnitude: 65 E
Property damage: 140K
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

One trailer home was reported destroyed...one trailer home was missing its roof...another trailer home was damaged...and two wood frame houses had severe damage.

Hail in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:34:00 to 10-APR-01 21:34:00 (CST)
Location: STINNETT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:41:00 to 10-APR-01 21:41:00 (CST)
Location: GRUVER
Magnitude: 52 E
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in OCHILTREE, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 22:33:00 to 10-APR-01 22:33:00 (CST)
Location: PERRYTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MOORE, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:15:00 to 10-APR-01 21:15:00 (CST)
Location: DUMAS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Tornado in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:25:00 to 10-APR-01 21:27:00 (CST)
Location: FRITCH
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 40K
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

An official storm damage survey was made on the estimated tornado path length and width.  The tornado touched down in the Antelope Creek area approximately one mile south of State Highway 136.  This tornado originally touched down in Carson county and then moved into Hutchinson county.

Hail in OLDHAM, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 20:25:00 to 10-APR-01 20:25:00 (CST)
Location: BOYS RANCH
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Tornado in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 22:06:00 to 10-APR-01 22:11:00 (CST)
Location: SPEARMAN
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 750K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

An official storm damage survey was made on the tornado path length and width.  The tornado destroyed several grain bins and a grain elevator to Agco facility.  Extensive damage also occurred at a local farm...including the home...barns and equipment.  Several power poles also were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in OCHILTREE, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 22:20:00 to 10-APR-01 22:39:00 (CST)
Location: HUNTOON
Magnitude: 90 E
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Visible damage was reported across northeastern Ochiltree county with one home and a barn sustaining severe damage.  The Highway 15 storage units were totaled by the extremely high winds and a roundtop at the Roy Hughe place was lifted by the damaging winds and moved about twenty feet.  Two large overhead doors were blown down at Tom McGee's building on the west end of Highway 15.

Hail in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:30:00 to 10-APR-01 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: STINNETT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 22:15:00 to 10-APR-01 22:15:00 (CST)
Location: SPEARMAN
Magnitude: 69 E
Property damage: 90K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High winds did considerable damage to a home...barn...and sheds on a local farm.

Tornado in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 23:17:00 to 10-APR-01 23:32:00 (CST)
Location: WHEELER
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

An official storm damage survey was made of the estimated tornado path length and width.  A home and farm equipment were severely damaged.  Several large trees and power poles were also knocked down.  Several areas of non-tornadic downburst winds were also assessed...primarily in the west and southwest areas of Wheeler county.

Tornado in CARSON, TEXAS
From 10-APR-01 21:22:00 to 10-APR-01 21:25:00 (CST)
Location: MC BRIDE
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

An official storm damage survey was made on the estimated path length and width.  Extensive damage occurred to homes...mobile homes...farm equipment and storage buildings in the Carson and Hutchinson county tornado.  This tornado touched down in the Antelope Creek area one mile south of State Highway 136...moved north-northeast for about one and a half miles and lifted north of State Highway 136 in Hutchinson county.