Texas, 1999Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 5 to 26, 1999
August 5 to 26, 1999 · NWS EPZ · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Flash Flood, El Paso
- When
- August 5, 7:00 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- El Paso County, El Paso
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.769, -106.235 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms produced heavy rains which caused street flooding in the Lower Valley and Downtown areas of El Paso. Several traffic accidents were attributed to the blinding rain and street flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso
- When
- August 26, 5:30 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- El Paso County, El Paso
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -106.430
A microburst knocked a mobile home off the foundation and blew off the roof in the Montana Vista area of far east El Paso.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornado in Colorado, August 5, 1999$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 5, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 5, 1999$75,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, August 5, 19992 injured · $15,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, August 5, 1999$40,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, August 5, 19992 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 5, 1999$16,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 5, 19991 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 5, 199960 kt wind · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 5, 1999$12,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 5, 19991.5 in hail · 4 events
- Waterspouts in Pennsylvania, August 5 to 21, 19993 events
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: 5716420, 5716421.