Hail, Bell
- When
- January 1, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Rogers
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -97.230
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, January 1 to 29, 1999
27 hail, 10 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $152,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 41
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
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:08 UTC.
Event by event
27 hail, 10 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Milam
- When
- January 1, 7:37 PM CST
- Where
- Milam County, Milano
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -96.850
Hail, Young
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, 5 mi E of Graham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -98.520
Hail, Jack
- When
- January 1, 8:54 PM CST
- Where
- Jack County, 8 mi S of Jacksboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -98.170
Hail, Wise
- When
- January 1, 8:58 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County, 10 mi N of Boonsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -97.870
Hail, Hill
- When
- January 21, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County, Hubbard
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -96.800
Hail, McLennan
- When
- January 21, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Lorena
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -97.220
Hail, McLennan
- When
- January 21, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Hewitt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -97.200
Hail, Navarro
- When
- January 21, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Navarro County, Corsicana
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -96.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- January 21, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, 6 mi NW of Tool
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -96.230
High thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a vacant building.
Hail, Kaufman
- When
- January 21, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Kemp
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -96.230
Hail, McLennan
- When
- January 21, 8:58 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Waco
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -97.150
Hail, Kaufman
- When
- January 21, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Mabank
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -96.100
Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- January 21, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, 21 mi W of Ben Wheeler
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -96.070
Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- January 21, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Canton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.550, -95.870
Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- January 21, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Fruitvale
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.680, -95.800
Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- January 21, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Grand Saline
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -95.720
Hail, Limestone
- When
- January 21, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone County, Mexia
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -96.500
Hail, Freestone
- When
- January 21, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Freestone County, Fairfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -96.170
Lightning, Anderson
- When
- January 21, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Cayuga
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A church was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike.
Hail, Leon
- When
- January 21, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Leon County, Jewett
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -96.150
Hail, Leon
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Leon County, Jewett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -96.150
Hail, Robertson
- When
- January 22, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Robertson County, Hearne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -96.600
Hail, Leon
- When
- January 22, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Leon County, Centerville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.250, -95.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt
- When
- January 28, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hunt County, 2 mi N of Lone Oak
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.030, -95.930
A roof was damaged by high winds.
Hail, Hunt
- When
- January 28, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hunt County, Lone Oak
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.000, -95.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt
- When
- January 28, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hunt County, 2 mi N of Commerce
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -95.900
Thunderstorm winds damaged several school buildings and four mobile homes. An eighteen wheeler was blown over and power lines were blown down.
Hail, Erath
- When
- January 28, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County, 8 mi N of Stephenville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -98.200
Flash Flood, Anderson
- When
- January 28, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, 10 mi NW of Palestine
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A twenty foot section of the Lake Creek bridge, on Highway 281, was washed out by flash flooding from heavy thunderstorm rains.
Flash Flood, Leon
- When
- January 28, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Leon County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.297, -95.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains caused 11 roads to be closed, as well as the frontage roads along Interstate 45.
Hail, Parker
- When
- January 28, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, Weatherford
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -97.800
Flash Flood, Anderson
- When
- January 28, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Lake Creek Bridge caved in from high water due to thunderstorm rains.
Flash Flood, Denton
- When
- January 29, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Denton Hartlee Arpt
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Corbin Street, just west of the airport, was closed due to high water from thunderstorms.
Flash Flood, Navarro
- When
- January 29, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Navarro County, 15 mi SW of Corsicana
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Farm Market 55, south of Farm Market 709, was flooded by heavy thunderstorm rains.
Flash Flood, Robertson
- When
- January 29, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Robertson County, 3 mi N of Franklin
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.027, -96.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains flooded Highway 46, north of Franklin.
Flash Flood, Kaufman
- When
- January 29, 6:04 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Terrell
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains flooded several streets in Terrell.
Flash Flood, Hunt
- When
- January 29, 6:46 PM CST
- Where
- Hunt County, 3 mi SE of Caddo Mills
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The intersection of Highway 36 and Farm Market 1564 was under eight inches of water from thunderstorm rains.
Flash Flood, Hunt
- When
- January 29, 6:46 PM CST
- Where
- Hunt County, 6 mi W of Quinlan
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 26 was flooded by thunderstorm rains.
Hail, Anderson
- When
- January 29, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Tennessee Colony
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -95.850
Flash Flood, Hunt
- When
- January 29, 8:48 PM CST
- Where
- Hunt County, 2 mi SW of Caddo Mills
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains flooded Farm Market 1565, south of Highway 66.
Hail, Grayson
- When
- January 29, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County, Tom Bean
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -96.480
What these are
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 1, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, January 1999
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: 5680645, 5680641, 5680642, 5680643, 5680644, 5679426, 5679427, 5679428, 5680639, 5679430, 5680640, 5679429, 5679436, 5679438, 5679439, 5679440, 5680637, 5680638, 5679431, 5679437, 5679432, 5679433, 5679435, 5679434, 5680654, 5680655, 5680657, 5679424, 5679425, 5680658, 5680656, 5680749, 5680748, 5680646, 5680647, 5680648, 5680649, 5680650, 5680652, 5680651, and more.