Texas, 1999

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 28, 1999

August 28, 1999 · NWS SJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

An upper level disturbance combined with temperatures climbing to around 100 degrees to produce scattered thunderstorms across the Concho Valley and Heartland. The worst of the storms struck the cities of Coleman and Brownwood, where trees and power poles were toppled.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$9,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 SJT wrote it up.

An upper level disturbance combined with temperatures climbing to around 100 degrees to produce scattered thunderstorms across the Concho Valley and Heartland. The worst of the storms struck the cities of Coleman and Brownwood, where trees and power poles were toppled. A press box at Brownwood High School also suffered extensive damage.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman

When
August 28, 3:27 PM CST
Where
Coleman County, Coleman
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.830, -99.430

High winds blew the roof off of a barn. Power lines and trees were also toppled.

Tornado, Runnels

When
August 28, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Runnels County, Rowena
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.650, -100.050

A brief tornado was reported in southwest Runnels County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
August 28, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Brownwood
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.720, -98.980

The press box at the Brownwood High School football field suffered damage when high winds from a thunderstorm tore through the city. Trees and power poles were also snapped by the winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When
August 28, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County, Water Vly
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
31.670, -100.730

Large tree limbs were broken as high winds raced across the northern sections of Tom Green County.

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.

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: 5714845, 5714846, 5714847, 5714848.