Thunderstorm Wind, Hockley
- When
- April 28, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley County, Levelland
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -102.370
Strong wind blew the doors out of a shop and blew a window out of a truck.
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 28 to 29, 1999
10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $493,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:51 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Castro
- When
- April 28, 6:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Castro County, Dimmitt
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were flooded in the eastern part of the county including Highway 194 and Highway 86.
Hail, Dickens
- When
- April 28, 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens County, Spur
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -100.850
Quarter size hail covered the ground.
Hail, Dickens
- When
- April 28, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens County, 2 mi E of Afton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -100.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- April 28, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, 1 mi S of Dougherty
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -101.080
Strong wind snapped several power poles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- April 28, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, Dougherty
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -101.080
Strong wind removed numerous shingles from one roof and caused extensive damage to another.
Hail, Motley
- When
- April 28, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Motley County, Flomot
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -100.980
Hail, Motley
- When
- April 28, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Motley County, Matador
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -100.820
Lightning, Lubbock
- When
- April 28, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County, Lubbock
- Property damage
- $470,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a house in the Lakeridge subdivision and started a fire that resulted in extensive damage.
Hail, Dickens
- When
- April 28, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens County, Dickens
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -100.830
Hail, Lubbock
- When
- April 29, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County, Lubbock Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -101.820
Hail, Crosby
- When
- April 29, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Crosby County, Crosbyton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -101.250
Hail, Crosby
- When
- April 29, 3:32 AM CST
- Where
- Crosby County, Ralls
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -101.380
Hail, Crosby
- When
- April 29, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Crosby County, 4 mi E of Crosbyton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -101.180
Hail, Kent
- When
- April 29, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kent County, 10 mi W of Girard
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -100.830
What these are
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flood and Hail in Florida, April 28 to 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 1999
- Waterspouts in Florida, April 28 to 29, 1999
- Hail in Georgia, April 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, April 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, April 28, 1999
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: 5696563, 5696468, 5696469, 5696470, 5696471, 5696472, 5696473, 5696474, 5696568, 5696475, 5696565, 5696567, 5696566, 5696476, 5696564.