Texas, 1999

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 1999

April 26, 1999 · NWS BRO · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

Thunderstorms produced several areas of hail from Kenedy to Cameron County. 6 miles west southwest of Santa Monica in Willacy County damaging out buildings.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$6,000
Events
9

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 BRO wrote it up.

Thunderstorms produced several areas of hail from Kenedy to Cameron County. A tornado touched down 2.6 miles west southwest of Santa Monica in Willacy County damaging out buildings. The tornado moved south southwest into Cameron County through sorghum and cotton fields before lifting 5.6 miles east northeast of Combes.

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Event by event

7 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kenedy

When
April 26, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Kenedy County, 7 mi SE of Norias
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
26.730, -97.720

Hail, Willacy

When
April 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Willacy County, 5 mi NW of Port Mansfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
26.600, -97.480

Hail, Willacy

When
April 26, 4:06 PM CST
Where
Willacy County, 2 mi E of San Perlita
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
26.500, -97.620

Tornado, Willacy

When
April 26, 4:21 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
Where
Willacy County, Santa Monica to 3 mi SW of Santa Monica
Rating
F0
Path length
2.9 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$4,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
26.350, -97.620

Tornado, Cameron

When
April 26, 4:35 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where
Cameron County, Combes to 6 mi ENE of Combes
Rating
F0
Path length
1.8 mi
Path width
30 yd
Crop damage
$2,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
26.320, -97.670

Hail, Cameron

When
April 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Cameron County, Harlingen
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
26.180, -97.700

Hail, Cameron

When
April 26, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Cameron County, 3 mi NW of Olmito
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
26.050, -97.570

Hail, Cameron

When
April 26, 5:31 PM CST
Where
Cameron County, 1 mi N of Brownsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
25.920, -97.500

Hail, Cameron

When
April 26, 5:35 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
Where
Cameron County, Brownsville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
25.920, -97.500

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5696213, 5696214, 5696215, 5696216, 5696217, 5696218, 5696219, 5696220, 5696221.