Hail, Moore
- When
- April 4, 8:21 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Dumas
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -101.970
Hail in Texas, April 4, 1999
A strong low pressure system in the upper atmosphere over Arizona and an associated cold front moved east and approached the Texas panhandle during the evening hours. The severe thunderstorms which developed ahead of the cold front across the northern half of the Texas panhandle produced hail.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 AMA wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system in the upper atmosphere over Arizona and an associated cold front moved east and approached the Texas panhandle during the evening hours. The severe thunderstorms which developed ahead of the cold front across the northern half of the Texas panhandle produced hail.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:20 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Moore
- When
- April 4, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Masterson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -101.970
Hail, Moore
- When
- April 4, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 3 mi E of Four Way
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -101.920
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- April 4, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, Stinnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -101.450
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 4, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, 1 mi N of Bushland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -102.070
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- April 4, 10:39 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, 6 mi S of Perryton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -100.800
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- April 4, 10:53 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, 10 mi SE of Perryton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -100.670
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- April 4, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 5 mi W of Darrouzett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -100.400
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, April 4, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 4 to 5, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, April 4, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 4, 1999
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 4, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 4, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 4 to 5, 1999
- Tornado in Virginia, April 4, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 4, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 4, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 4, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, April 4 to 6, 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: 5695874, 5695875, 5695876, 5695877, 5695878, 5695879, 5695880, 5695881.