Texas, 1999

Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 19, 1999

June 19, 1999 · NWS OUN · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

Several severe thunderstorms formed over western north Texas during the late afternoon and evening of the 19th. Two 45-foot grain silos, filled to capacity, were reported to have been blown over in Stanfield in Clay County, while also in Clay County, 2 miles south of Dean, a 15-foot tall, 10-inch diameter tree was blown over onto Highway 2393.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$46,000
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 OUN wrote it up.

Several severe thunderstorms formed over western north Texas during the late afternoon and evening of the 19th. Two 45-foot grain silos, filled to capacity, were reported to have been blown over in Stanfield in Clay County, while also in Clay County, 2 miles south of Dean, a 15-foot tall, 10-inch diameter tree was blown over onto Highway 2393. Lightning struck and killed 4 cows, 2 miles north of Crowell in Foard County, and a tree was struck by lightning at the Clay County Courthouse in Henrietta in Clay County. One house was damaged by water in Margaret in Foard County when a nearby drainage ditch overflowed with water.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 19, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Stanfield
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
33.970, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Clay County, 2 mi S of Dean
Property damage
$100
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
33.970, -98.370

Lightning, Foard

When
June 19, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Foard County, 2 mi N of Crowell
Property damage
$6,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Foard

When
June 19, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Foard County, Crowell
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.980, -99.720

Wind was measured at Crowell High School.

Flash Flood, Foard

When
June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Foard County, Margaret
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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: 5707634, 5712699, 5712700, 5712702, 5712701.