Flash Flood, Wichita
- When
- June 10, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 10, 1999
Isolated severe thunderstorms which formed over portions of western north Texas, caused street flooding in Wichita Falls in Wichita County. Also in Wichita Falls, numerous vehicles were flooded, and many roads were closed due to high water, while in Wilbarger County, 7 miles west of Lockett, a liquor store received some roof damage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 OUN wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms which formed over portions of western north Texas, caused street flooding in Wichita Falls in Wichita County. Also in Wichita Falls, numerous vehicles were flooded, and many roads were closed due to high water, while in Wilbarger County, 7 miles west of Lockett, a liquor store received some roof damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger
- When
- June 10, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County, 7 mi W of Lockett
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.080, -99.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- June 10, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Knox City
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -99.800
Hail, Archer
- When
- June 10, 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, 8 mi W of Mankins
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.780, -98.930
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flood in Ohio, June 10 to 12, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 10, 1999
- Hail in Texas, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, June 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 10, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Iowa, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 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: 5707618, 5707615, 5707616, 5707617.