Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 30, 1999

Name: Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 30, 1999
Start: 1999-04-30T14:33
End: 1999-04-30T15:43
Location: Texas

April 30, 1999 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:33 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Andrews

When: April 30, 2:33 PM CST
Where: Andrews County, 25 mi WNW of Andrews
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.450, -102.950

Wind speed measured at a radioactive waste site. This storm produced a tornado just east of Eunice, NM., moved NNE across the northwest corner of Andrews County, then into Gaines County.

Tornado, Gaines

When: April 30, 3:40 PM CST to 3:43 PM CST
Where: Gaines County, 20 mi NW of Seminole
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Reported by: STORM CHASER
Coordinates: 32.920, -102.900

Tornado spotted by Lubbock TV Chase Crew.

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1999 Warnings 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: 5694141, 5694142.