Hail, Mitchell
- When
- April 13, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, 2 mi SW of Colorado City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -100.870
Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 13, 1999
Severe thunderstorms that first developed across the Permian Basin moved into the western sections of the Big Country by early evening. One storm tracked along Interstate-20, dropping golf ball to baseball size hail from Colorado City to Sweetwater.
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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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 SJT wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms that first developed across the Permian Basin moved into the western sections of the Big Country by early evening. One storm tracked along Interstate-20, dropping golf ball to baseball size hail from Colorado City to Sweetwater. Other severe storms then quickly developed across the remainder of the Big Country and the northern Concho Valley. Hail up to the size of tennis balls was reported in Throckmorton, with wind damage reported in Winters.
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:36 UTC.
Event by event
21 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- April 13, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Loraine
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -100.720
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- April 13, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Colorado City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -100.850
Hail, Nolan
- When
- April 13, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, Roscoe
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -100.530
Tennis ball size hail.
Hail, Nolan
- When
- April 13, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, Sweetwater
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -100.400
Baseball size hail.
Tornado, Fisher
- When
- April 13, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, 1 mi W of Rotan
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -100.480
Brief tornado touchdown.
Hail, Fisher
- When
- April 13, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, Sylvester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -100.250
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- April 13, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Colorado City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -100.850
The Mitchell County Sheriffs office had windows broken out of their office by hail up to the size of golf balls.
Hail, Jones
- When
- April 13, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Hawley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -99.830
Hail, Nolan
- When
- April 13, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, Sweetwater
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -100.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Nolan
- When
- April 13, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, Sweetwater
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -100.400
Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph.
Hail, Nolan
- When
- April 13, 8:54 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, 12 mi E of Sweetwater
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -100.200
Hail, Coke
- When
- April 13, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County, 4 mi SW of Robert Lee
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -100.530
Hail, Coke
- When
- April 13, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County, Bronte
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -100.300
Hail, Taylor
- When
- April 13, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Trent
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -100.130
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- April 13, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, 14 mi N of San Angelo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -100.430
Hail, Coke
- When
- April 13, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County, 12 mi S of Robert Lee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.730, -100.480
Hail, Jones
- When
- April 13, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 8 mi N of Abilene
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -99.720
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- April 13, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, 14 mi N of San Angelo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -100.430
Hail, Coke
- When
- April 13, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County, 12 mi S of Robert Lee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.730, -100.480
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- April 13, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, 5 mi SW of San Angelo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -100.500
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- April 13, 9:51 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, Throckmorton
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -99.180
Tennis ball size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Runnels
- When
- April 13, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Runnels County, Winters
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.970, -99.950
High winds toppled several large trees and downed power lines.
Hail, Brown
- When
- April 13, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Brownwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -98.980
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.
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More
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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: 5695552, 5695440, 5695441, 5695442, 5695443, 5695444, 5695445, 5695446, 5695551, 5695447, 5695448, 5695449, 5695450, 5695451, 5695452, 5695453, 5695454, 5695455, 5695460, 5695461, 5695456, 5695457, 5695458, 5695459.