Texas, 1999

Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1999

April 29, 1999 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Reeves

When
April 29, 7:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Reeves County, 5 mi W of Orla
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
31.820, -103.980

Right-split of a cell that developed in northeastern Culberson County. This storm moved very little over a 2 hour period, while its pair moved quickly north into Eddy County, NM. This storm showed very strong rotation on doppler radar. The hail sampling was approximately 3-5 miles east of the updraft.

Flash Flood, Loving

When
April 29, 9:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Loving County, West Portion
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.849, -103.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding occurred on FM 652. Part of a fence was washed onto the road.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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: 5693953, 5693954.