Texas, 1999

Flash 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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

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Event by event

1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

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.

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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: 5716420, 5716421.