Texas, 1999

Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 11 to 12, 1999

June 11 to 12, 1999 · NWS LUB · 43 events in 14 counties and zones

22 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Floods
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$1.6 million
Crop damage
$55 million
Events
43

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.

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22 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Swisher

When
June 11, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Swisher County, Vigo Park
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.650, -101.480

Hail, Briscoe

When
June 11, 1:49 PM CST
Where
Briscoe County, 6 mi NW of Silverton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.530, -101.370

Hail, Briscoe

When
June 11, 2:04 PM CST
Where
Briscoe County, Silverton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.470, -101.300

Hail, Briscoe

When
June 11, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Briscoe County, Silverton
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.470, -101.300

Hail, Floyd

When
June 11, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Floyd County, 10 mi SE of South Plains
Measured
1.25 in hail
Crop damage
$5.5 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.120, -101.200

Hail, Floyd

When
June 11, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Floyd County, 7 mi ESE of Floydada
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$1.0 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.950, -101.220

Hail, Yoakum

When
June 11, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Yoakum County, 10 mi E of Plains
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.180, -102.670

Large hail damaged a car and broke the windshield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cochran

When
June 11, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Cochran County, 3 mi W of Whiteface
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.600, -102.670

Strong wind damaged an irrigation system.

Hail, Terry

When
June 11, 4:27 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Tokio
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$3.0 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.180, -102.580

Hail, Floyd

When
June 11, 4:36 PM CST
Where
Floyd County, 6 mi SE of Floydada
Measured
2.75 in hail
Crop damage
$4.0 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.920, -101.270

Golfball to baseball size hail was reported.

Hail, Floyd

When
June 11, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Floyd County, 3 mi SSW of Dougherty
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$6.0 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.900, -101.100

Hail, Hockley

When
June 11, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Hockley County, Levelland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$1.0 million
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.580, -102.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Hockley

When
June 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Hockley County, 10 mi WNW of Levelland
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.630, -102.530

Strong wind snapped several power poles.

Hail, Castro

When
June 11, 5:09 PM CST
Where
Castro County, Hart
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$5.0 million
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.380, -102.120

Wind driven golfball size hail produced considerable damage to cotton and corn crops.

Tornado, Crosby

When
June 11, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Crosby County, 16 mi E of Cone
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.780, -101.100

A brief tornado touchdown was reported in open country by SKYWARN spotters. No NWS survey was conducted.

Hail, Bailey

When
June 11, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Bailey County, Progress
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.280, -102.820

Hail, Lubbock

When
June 11, 5:27 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, 2 mi SW of New Deal
Measured
2.5 in hail
Crop damage
$300,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
33.720, -101.850

Hail, Terry

When
June 11, 5:34 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Brownfield
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Tornado, Crosby

When
June 11, 5:47 PM CST
Where
Crosby County, 1 mi N of Crosbyton
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
33.680, -101.250

Crosbyton Fire Department reported that a brief tornado touchdown damaged an irrigation system north of town. No NWS survey was conducted.

Hail, Lubbock

When
June 11, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, (Lbb)lubbock Intl Ar
Measured
1.25 in hail
Crop damage
$200,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
33.670, -101.820

Hail, Terry

When
June 11, 5:53 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Brownfield
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Crosby

When
June 11, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Crosby County, 4 mi W of Crosbyton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.670, -101.320

Tornado, Lubbock

When
June 11, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.580, -101.850

A brief tornado snapped 8 power poles and damaged a billboard on Highway 84 at the southeast city limits of Lubbock.

Hail, Lynn

When
June 11, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 10 mi W of Tahoka
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$5.0 million
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -101.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
June 11, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 10 mi W of Tahoka
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
$3.0 million
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -101.950

Strong wind destroyed a barn, and combined with hail to destroy crops.

Hail, Terry

When
June 11, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Brownfield
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
June 11, 6:50 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, Countywide
Property damage
$1.4 million
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.180, -101.800

Strong wind blew down or snapped over 350 power poles across the southern half of the county. The Southwestern Public Service, an electric company, reported 28 power transmission structures destroyed by the strong wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
June 11, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, Odonnell
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.970, -101.830

Strong wind blew a trampoline into two people who were running for their storm shelter. They received minor injuries and were released from the hospital that same night.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
June 11, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 3 mi S of Tahoka
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.130, -101.780

Strong wind blew over two tractor trailers on Highway 87 between Tahoka and O'Donnell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
June 11, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 4 mi S of Tahoka
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.130, -101.780

Strong wind destroyed a large barn, and combined with hail to destroy crops.

Hail, Lynn

When
June 11, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, Odonnell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$6.0 million
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.970, -101.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
June 11, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, Draw
Property damage
$60,000
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.020, -101.670

Strong wind destroyed two mobile homes near Draw, and combined with hail to destroy crops.

Flash Flood, Lynn

When
June 11, 7:45 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads were reported flooded across the county.

Flash Flood, Hockley

When
June 11, 7:45 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Hockley County, Countywide
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads were reported flooded across the county. In Levelland, three cars were flooded along with four homes and one store. Several county roads were washed out and crops were damaged.

Hail, Hockley

When
June 11, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Hockley County, Smyer
Measured
0.88 in hail
Crop damage
$3.0 million
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.580, -102.170

Flash Flood, Lubbock

When
June 11, 9:00 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county, especially in the city of Lubbock. Numerous crops were damaged by the flooding.

Hail, Lubbock

When
June 11, 9:41 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
0.88 in hail
Crop damage
$400,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.580, -101.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When
June 11, 9:42 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
33.580, -101.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When
June 11, 9:42 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured
84 kt (97 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
33.580, -101.850

A 97 mph wind gust was recorded by the wind equipment at KAMC-TV.

Flash Flood, Kent

When
June 11, 10:00 PM CST to June 12, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Kent County, 8 mi SW of Clairemont
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Kent County Sheriff's Office reported deep water flowing across FM 208.

Flood, Crosby

When
June 11, 11:30 PM CST to June 12, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Crosby forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

FM 651 and FM 193 were closed due to flood waters for several hours.

Flash Flood, Garza

When
June 11, 11:30 PM CST to June 12, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Garza County, 5 mi SE of Post
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Highway 84 southeast of town was reported flooded.

Flash Flood, Lubbock

When
June 12, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
Where
Lubbock County, 3 mi E of Lubbock
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding was reported at the intersection of FM 40 and FM 1729.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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Sources

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