Texas, 1999Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 30, 1999
April 30, 1999 · NWS LUB · 11 events in 8 counties and zones
8 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Event by event
8 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Yoakum
- When
- April 30, 5:04 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Yoakum County, 6 mi E of Plains
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -102.730
A brief tornado touchdown in open country was reported by law enforcement officials and by storm spotters. No survey was conducted.
Flash Flood, Castro
- When
- April 30, 5:18 PM CST to 7:00 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 reported flooded throughout the county.
Flash Flood, Lamb
- When
- April 30, 5:35 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County, Olton
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 70 was reported flooded.
Tornado, Yoakum
- When
- April 30, 5:38 PM CST to 5:39 PM CST
- Where
- Yoakum County, 8 mi NE of Plains
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -102.730
A brief tornado in open country was reported by a storm spotter. No survey was conducted.
Flash Flood, Yoakum
- When
- April 30, 6:00 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Yoakum County, Plains
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads were reported flooded throughout the county.
Flash Flood, Castro
- When
- April 30, 7:15 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Castro County, Hart
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 168 and Highway 194 were reported flooded.
Flash Flood, Hale
- When
- April 30, 7:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hale County, Halfway
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Farm-to-Market Road 179 was flooded with two feet of water covering the road north of town.
Hail, Terry
- When
- April 30, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Terry County, 6 mi S of Foster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.980, -102.300
Flash Flood, Swisher
- When
- April 30, 9:00 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Swisher County, Kress
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Interstate 27 was reported flooded near Kress and several Farm-to-Market roads were also flooded.
Flash Flood, Crosby
- When
- April 30, 10:05 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Crosby County, 1 mi W of Ralls
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 82 was reported flooded west of town.
Flash Flood, Floyd
- When
- April 30, 10:30 PM CST to 11:33 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, Floydada
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several Farm-to-Market roads were flooded.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 30, 1999$10 million · F2 · 10 events
- Flooding in Colorado, April 30, 1999$25 million · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, April 30, 1999$200,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in New Mexico, April 30, 1999F0 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, April 30, 19992 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 30, 1999F0 · 2 events
- Drought in Massachusetts, April 30, 19992 events
- High Wind in Alaska, April 30, 199950 kt wind · 1 event
- Waterspout in Florida, April 30, 19991 event
- Wildfire in New Jersey, April 30, 19991 event
- Hail in Texas, April 30, 19990.88 in hail · 1 event
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, April 30, 1999$1,000 · 1 event
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: 5696569, 5696577, 5696578, 5696571, 5696570, 5696572, 5696573, 5696579, 5696574, 5696576, 5696575.