Texas, 1999

Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 2, 1999

April 2, 1999 · NWS MAF · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Very intriguing situation with a quiet evening until the receding dryline slammed into an eastward moving pacific cold front. The joining of the two boundaries was along a line from near Andrews to Monahans.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 MAF wrote it up.

Very intriguing situation with a quiet evening until the receding dryline slammed into an eastward moving pacific cold front. The joining of the two boundaries was along a line from near Andrews to Monahans. About 30 minutes after the collision, deep convection began to fire at several points along the line. The front quickly filled with continuous convection by time it reached Midland.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:36 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ector

When
April 2, 8:34 PM CST
Where
Ector County, 4 mi W of Odessa
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.850, -102.430

Hail, Ector

When
April 2, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Ector County, 4 mi N of Odessa
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.900, -102.370

Southern end of a cell before the line became continuous.

Hail, Dawson

When
April 2, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Dawson County, Lamesa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.730, -101.950

Hail, Upton

When
April 2, 9:48 PM CST
Where
Upton County, Rankin
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.220, -101.900

Part of continuous line of storms where a mesocyclone was able to form briefly when over Rankin. The mesocyclone was much stronger when the storm moved northeast of Rankin, but no reports were received.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scurry

When
April 2, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Scurry County, 3 mi S of Snyder
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.670, -100.900

Outflow winds from a bowing part of the line took down 10 utility poles along State Highway 208. The poles took down lines of another company and one vehicle sustains light damage from falling debris.

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.

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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: 5693844, 5693845, 5693846, 5693847, 5693848.