Hail, Andrews
- When
- April 28, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, 8 mi E of Andrews
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -102.420
This small single cell storm was briefly severe.
Hail in Texas, April 28, 1999
Initial firing of storms was mostly along the dryline on this day.
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
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Initial firing of storms was mostly along the dryline on this day.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:54 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Andrews
- When
- April 28, 8:43 PM CST to 8:48 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Andrews
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -102.550
A multicell cluster of thunderstorms moved into Andrews County from Winkler County. A new cell developed on the south end of the cluster and dropped the large hail on parts of Andrews. Numerous cars were damaged along with some roofs. This was the worst hail storm in Andrews since June 4, 1995.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 28 to 29, 1999
- Tornado in South Carolina, April 28, 1999
- High Surf in California, April 28, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 28, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 28, 1999
- 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
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 1999
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: 5693947, 5693948.