Texas, 1999

Hail in Texas, June 11, 1999

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

A cold front south of the Texas panhandle along with several disturbances in the upper levels of the atmosphere approaching the northwest Texas panhandle from New Mexico triggered severe thunderstorms with large and damaging hail during the evening hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.5 million
Crop damage
$250,000
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 AMA wrote it up.

A cold front south of the Texas panhandle along with several disturbances in the upper levels of the atmosphere approaching the northwest Texas panhandle from New Mexico triggered severe thunderstorms with large and damaging hail during the evening hours.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:12 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hartley

When
June 11, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Hartley County, 14 mi NW of Hartley
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.030, -102.580

Hail, Hartley

When
June 11, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Hartley County, Dalhart Muni Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
36.020, -102.550

Reported by Dalhart FAA Weather Observer.

Hail, Hartley

When
June 11, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Hartley County, Dalhart Muni Arpt
Measured
3 in hail
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
36.020, -102.550

Hail, Dallam

When
June 11, 8:28 PM CST
Where
Dallam County, Dalhart
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.070, -102.520

Hail, Dallam

When
June 11, 8:33 PM CST
Where
Dallam County, Dalhart
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$1.5 million
Crop damage
$250,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.070, -102.520

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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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: 5704106, 5704107, 5704108, 5704109, 5704110.