Texas, 1999Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 1, 1999
January 1, 1999 · NWS HGX · 12 events in 5 counties and zones
7 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- $1.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
7 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Walker
- When
- January 1, 1:00 PM CST to 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, Huntsville to 3 mi NE of Huntsville
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Injuries
- 7 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -95.530
Tornado touchdown in the Acres Hills subdivision just NE of Huntsville. One mobile home completely destroyed. Three people inside escaped with fairly minor injuries (cuts and abrasions, separated shoulder). A large oak tree bisected another trailer down the road pinning the resident who was later Life Flighted to Houston and had a broken leg and ankle, and a collapsed lung. Three other residents sustained minor injuries (lacerations, etc). Numerous trees and roof damage was noted throughout the remainder of the subdivision.
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- January 1, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, 5 mi SE of Huntsville
- Property damage
- $74,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -95.500
Medium sized oak tree uprooted and fell on mobile home. Uncompleted home framework collapsed.
Tornado, Walker
- When
- January 1, 1:23 PM CST to 1:24 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, Riverside
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -95.420
Brief tornado touchdown in the Hickory Hills subdivision caused barn damage and one unconfirmed injury.
Tornado, Trinity
- When
- January 1, 1:41 PM CST to 1:47 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Trinity to 7 mi S of Trinity
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 500 yd
- Property damage
- $750,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -95.380
Funnel reported over the Trinity River bridge. Storm abruptly took a right turn along the eastern shore of Lake Livingston. Tornado touched down 7 miles south of Trinity. Effected Timber Bay, Whiterock Estates, Azteck Cove and Timber Cove subdivisions. Major damage caused by trees falling on residences/vehicles. Strongest damage (and not necessarly caused by falling trees) occurred at Whiterock Estates. Resident in Timber Bay (where the first touchdown occurred) had anemometer that clocked 110 mph winds before it was blown away. Mostly F1 damage with F2 damage in Whiterock Estates.
Tornado, Walker
- When
- January 1, 1:53 PM CST to 1:54 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, 12 mi E of Huntsville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.720, -95.370
Brief tornado touchdown with trees reported down.
Tornado, Trinity
- When
- January 1, 2:08 PM CST to 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Groveton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -95.150
DPS & sheriff reported around 20 homes and 30 mobile homes damaged from falling trees in Groveton.
Hail, Trinity
- When
- January 1, 2:08 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Groveton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -95.150
Tornado, Montgomery
- When
- January 1, 10:33 PM CST to 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Porter to Splendora
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 30.100, -95.230
Tornado touched down from Live Oak Estates (Porter area) to near Splendora. Moderate house damage and trees down throughout the area.
Hail, Harris
- When
- January 1, 10:49 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Webster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 29.530, -95.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- January 1, 11:24 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -95.370
60 mph gusts in downtown Houston.
Hail, Harris
- When
- January 1, 11:24 PM CST to 11:34 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -95.370
Hail for 10 minutes in downtown Houston.
Tornado, Liberty
- When
- January 1, 11:40 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, Devers to 12 mi E of Devers
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $175,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 29.970, -94.420
The tornado appeared to have formed just on the other side of a canal in the Dunning's Farm area. At this point three large houses were completely destroyed with widespread tree damage. The tornado moved NE and dragged heavy farm tractors (approximately 50000 lbs) over 10 to 15 feet. The tornado moved across a wide open field and crossed into Jefferson county.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 1 to 3, 19993 deaths · 6 injured · 24 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 2, 19992 deaths · $440,000 · 44 events
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 1, 19992 deaths · 35 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 3, 19992 deaths · 21 events
- Tornado in Texas, January 1, 19995 injured · $500,000 · F3 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 3, 19991 death · 1 injured · $1,000 · 35 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 1, 19991 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Dense Fog in California, January 1 to 2, 19991 death · $50,000 · 2 events
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 1 to 2, 19991 death · 22 events
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 2, 19991 death · 18 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 1999$2.8 million · 33 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 1, 1999$88,000 · F2 · 1 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: 5685577, 5685578, 5685579, 5685636, 5685833, 5685637, 5685638, 5685639, 5685742, 5685743, 5685744, 5685832.