Texas, 1999Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 31, 1999
July 31, 1999 · NWS MAF · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ector
- When
- July 31, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 4 mi W of Odessa
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -102.430
A microburst on the west side of Odessa overturned a small mobile home, uprooted trees, blew sheet metal into utility lines and cut the lines. Also minor roof damage was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- July 31, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 1 mi W of Midland
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -102.100
A microburst took the roof off a carport, uprooted some trees, and broke plate glass windows west of downtown Midland.
Flash Flood, Midland
- When
- July 31, 8:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 5 mi WSW of Midland
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding occurred in the southwest parts of Midland after a series of training storms passes over the area.
- 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.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 31, 199916 injured · $475,000 · 55 kt wind · 16 events
- Heavy Rain in New Mexico, July 31, 19991 death · 4 injured · 1 event
- Heat in Arkansas, July 31, 19991 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 31, 19991 injured · $394,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 events
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 31, 1999$1.3 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Iowa, July 31, 1999$280,000 · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 31, 1999$290,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 31, 1999$132,000 · 57 kt wind · 20 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 31, 19991 injured · $100,000 · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 31, 1999$128,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 31, 19991 injured · $56,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 31, 19992 injured · $44,000 · 3 events
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: 5710956, 5710955, 5710957.