Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- April 13, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, Stinnett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -101.450
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 13, 1999
A strong low pressure system in the upper atmosphere moved into east-central New Mexico during the afternoon as a dryline developed and moved east across the southern Texas panhandle. Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds developed and moved across most of the Texas panhandle.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $301,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 AMA wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system in the upper atmosphere moved into east-central New Mexico during the afternoon as a dryline developed and moved east across the southern Texas panhandle. Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds developed and moved across most of the Texas panhandle.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:32 UTC.
Event by event
17 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- April 13, 10:34 AM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, 15 mi SW of Perryton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -100.980
Reported ten miles west of Highway 281 and Highway 70.
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- April 13, 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, 5 mi S of Perryton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -100.800
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- April 13, 11:28 AM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, Lipscomb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -100.270
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 13, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, 22 mi NW of Amarillo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -102.100
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 13, 2:12 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Bushland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -102.070
Hail, Randall
- When
- April 13, 2:28 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 13, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, 22 mi NW of Amarillo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -102.100
Hail, Randall
- When
- April 13, 2:33 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, Canyon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -101.920
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 13, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 13, 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 13, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Hail, Randall
- When
- April 13, 2:48 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, Canyon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -101.920
Hail, Carson
- When
- April 13, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 8 mi S of Pantex
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.570
Reported from Interstate 40 just inside the Carson county line.
Hail, Carson
- When
- April 13, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 2 mi S of Panhandle
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -101.380
Texas Department of Public Safety trooper's car windshield was broken by the hail.
Hail, Gray
- When
- April 13, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Pampa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -100.970
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- April 13, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Wellington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -100.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Collingsworth
- When
- April 13, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Wellington
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -100.220
There was extensive damage all across the town of Wellington by downburst winds.
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: 5695987, 5695988, 5695989, 5695990, 5695991, 5695992, 5695993, 5695994, 5695995, 5695996, 5696067, 5696068, 5696069, 5696070, 5696071, 5696072, 5696073, 5696074.