Hail, Deaf Smith
- When
- June 2, 5:37 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith County, 20 mi N of Hereford
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -102.400
Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
A surface low over southeastern Colorado with a warm front extending southeastward across the northern sections of the Texas panhandle and a dryline extending southward from the surface low across eastern New Mexico set the stage for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail and an isolated tornado throughout the evening hours.
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
- $220,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 surface low over southeastern Colorado with a warm front extending southeastward across the northern sections of the Texas panhandle and a dryline extending southward from the surface low across eastern New Mexico set the stage for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail and an isolated tornado throughout the evening hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Oldham
- When
- June 2, 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County, Vega
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -102.430
Hail, Oldham
- When
- June 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County, Adrian
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -102.680
Hail, Moore
- When
- June 2, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 15 mi SW of Dumas
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -102.150
Lightning, Carson
- When
- June 2, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, White Deer
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning caused a house fire.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- June 2, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Etter
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -102.000
Report of roof blown off a building.
Tornado, Roberts
- When
- June 2, 7:28 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 15 mi WSW of Miami
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -100.880
The tornado remained over open country and the track was estimated.
Hail, Armstrong
- When
- June 2, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, Claude
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -101.370
Hail, Roberts
- When
- June 2, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 15 mi NW of Miami
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -100.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong
- When
- June 2, 7:53 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, Claude
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -101.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- June 2, 8:14 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Report of power lines snapped and trees down.
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 2, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, Groom
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.100
Hail, Gray
- When
- June 2, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Lefors
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -100.820
Hail, Armstrong
- When
- June 2, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, 5 mi NW of Wayside
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -101.620
Hail, Donley
- When
- June 2, 9:23 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Ashtola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -101.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler
- When
- June 2, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, 2 mi E of Shamrock
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -100.220
Report of eighteen-wheeler blown over on the eastern edge of Shamrock on Interstate 40.
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- June 2, 10:41 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Shamrock
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -100.250
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- June 2, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, 9 mi E of Shamrock
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -100.080
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 14, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 2, 1999
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 2, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 1999
More
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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: 5704111, 5704112, 5704113, 5704114, 5704115, 5704116, 5704118, 5704117, 5704119, 5704120, 5704206, 5704207, 5704208, 5704209, 5704210, 5704211, 5704212, 5704213.