Texas, 1999

Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 11, 1999

June 11, 1999 · NWS MAF · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

Several thunderstorm cells formed in the Davis Mountains with the ones that moved to the east becoming strong to severe.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 MAF wrote it up.

Several thunderstorm cells formed in the Davis Mountains with the ones that moved to the east becoming strong to severe.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Reeves

When
June 11, 2:23 PM CST
Where
Reeves County, 2 mi E of Saragosa
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
31.020, -103.620

Storm formed in the Davis Mountains and moved to the east.

Hail, Reeves

When
June 11, 3:35 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
Where
Reeves County, 7 mi S of Saragosa
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
30.920, -103.650

Storm formed in the Davis Moutains as well and moved over the same area.

Flash Flood, Reeves

When
June 11, 4:20 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Reeves County, South Portion
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.323, -103.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The two storms that travelled over the same areas dumped copious amounts of rainfall with large areas of lowland flooding reported along I-10.

Hail, Pecos

When
June 11, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Pecos County, 26 mi SW of Ft Stockton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.620, -103.180

Storm proceeded to move to the southeast.

Hail, Pecos

When
June 11, 7:52 PM CST
Where
Pecos County, 40 mi S of Ft Stockton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.300, -102.870

Last report on this storm.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5705692, 5705693, 5705696, 5705694, 5705695.