Texas, 1999Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, August 4 to 28, 1999
August 4 to 28, 1999 · NWS LUB · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- 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.
Event by event
1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Lubbock
- When
- August 4, 5:30 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County, Lubbock
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very heavy rainfall from a stationary thunderstorm resulted in flooding across the southwestern portion of Lubbock. Many roads were flooded and subsequently closed. High water threatened a few homes near the intersection of Quaker and 48th Street.
Lightning, Lubbock
- When
- August 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County, Lubbock
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck the Reynolds Barn at the Ranching Heritage Center and caused a fire that resulted in minor damage to the barn's roof.
Hail, Cottle
- When
- August 27, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle County, 10 mi S of Paducah
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -100.300
Half dollar size hail damaged cotton crops.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb
- When
- August 28, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County, Littlefield
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -102.320
Strong wind destroyed a steel barn. Debris from the barn damaged a nearby trailer.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, August 4, 19991 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Colorado, August 4, 1999$500,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in California, August 4, 1999$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 4, 1999$15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 4, 19991 injured · 1 event
- Waterspouts in Florida, August 4, 19992 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 4, 1999$500 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Michigan, August 4, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Indiana, August 4, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 4, 19991 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 4, 1999$1,000 · 1 event
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, August 4, 19991 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: 5714106, 5714107, 5714109, 5714108.