Texas, 1999Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, January 29, 1999
January 29, 1999 · NWS HGX · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
5 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $29,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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, Houston
- When
- January 29, 4:50 AM CST to 8:05 AM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.318, -95.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor street flooding countywide.
Flash Flood, Houston
- When
- January 29, 8:45 AM CST to 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.318, -95.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roads flooded across the county. Road closures include: FM 229, HWY 70, and HWY 75.
Flash Flood, Trinity
- When
- January 29, 10:20 AM CST to 11:25 AM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.089, -95.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High water reported on HWY 19, HWY 94, and FM 287.
Flash Flood, San Jacinto
- When
- January 29, 11:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- San Jacinto County, North Portion
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -95.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Some roads flooded across northern portions of the area.
Flash Flood, Walker
- When
- January 29, 12:00 PM CST to 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.739, -95.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
FM 230 closed due to high water. Minor street flooding across the remainder of the county.
Hail, Burleson
- When
- January 29, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burleson County, Caldwell
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.530, -96.680
- 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.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 29 to 30, 19991 death · $850,000 · 5 events
- Avalanche in Oregon, January 29, 19991 death · 1 event
- Avalanche in Utah, January 29, 19991 death · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999$8.5 million · 19 events
- Tornado in Texas, January 29, 1999$20,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999$1.5 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 29 to 30, 1999$600,000 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, January 29 to 30, 1999$700,000 · 7 events
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999$500,000 · 4 events
- Heavy Rain in Washington, January 29, 1999$350,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 29 to 30, 1999$200,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 29, 1999$150,000 · 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: 5685846, 5685848, 5685847, 5685949, 5685950, 5685951.