Hail, Menard
- When
- January 29, 2:34 AM CST
- Where
- Menard County, Menard
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -99.780
Hail in Texas, January 29, 1999
A cold front triggered a line of thunderstorms across West Central Texas during the morning of the 29th. While most of the hail was dime or nickel size, hail up to the size of golf balls was reported across southern Tom Green County south of Christoval.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 SJT wrote it up.
A cold front triggered a line of thunderstorms across West Central Texas during the morning of the 29th. While most of the hail was dime or nickel size, hail up to the size of golf balls was reported across southern Tom Green County south of Christoval.
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:36 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- January 29, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, 8 mi S of Christoval
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.080, -100.500
Hail, Runnels
- When
- January 29, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Runnels County, Miles
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -100.180
Hail, Taylor
- When
- January 29, 8:53 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, 4 mi S of Abilene
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -99.730
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- January 29, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, Harriet
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -100.320
Hail, McCulloch
- When
- January 29, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County, Brady
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -99.330
Hail, Brown
- When
- January 29, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Lake Brownwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -99.020
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Washington, January 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 29, 1999
More
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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: 5680862, 5680863, 5680864, 5680865, 5680866, 5680867, 5680868.