Hail, Gonzales
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM CST to 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, Leesville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.400, -97.750
Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, January 1, 1999
Heavy rain, along with large hail and gusty winds preceded a small tornado near Leesville. The tornado was spotted by a sheriff's deputy, but remained in open country.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Heavy rain, along with large hail and gusty winds preceded a small tornado near Leesville. The tornado was spotted by a sheriff's deputy, but remained in open country. The tornado dissipated quickly, but heavy rainfall continued over the eastern part of Gonzales County, producing between 2 and 3 inch totals, with isolated 6 inches amounts. Brief flash flooding ensued, ending just before midnight.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Gonzales
- When
- January 1, 8:05 PM CST to 8:06 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, 2 mi E of Leesville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.400, -97.720
Flash Flood, Gonzales
- When
- January 1, 8:30 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, East Portion
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.457, -97.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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 historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1999Warnings 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: 5681900, 5681901, 5681902.