Hail, Upton
- When
- June 12, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Upton County, 13 mi N of Rankin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -101.900
Multicell storm that formed along an old outflow boundary.
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 12, 1999
1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Upton
- When
- June 12, 5:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Upton County, North Portion
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash flooding rains washed out portions of FM 2401 and FM 2594.
Thunderstorm Wind, Upton
- When
- June 12, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Upton County, 13 mi N of Rankin
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -101.900
Outflow winds from same 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, June 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 12, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 12 to 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 12, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 12, 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: 5705775, 5705776, 5705777.