Texas, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999

June 2, 1999 · NWS LUB · 16 events in 8 counties and zones

12 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$115,000
Crop damage
$2.8 million
Events
16

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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Event by event

12 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bailey

When
June 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Bailey County, 5 mi W of Progress
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$150,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.280, -102.900

Hail, Parmer

When
June 2, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Parmer County, 6 mi NE of Bovina
Measured
1.5 in hail
Crop damage
$200,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.580, -102.830

Hail, Parmer

When
June 2, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Parmer County, Lazbuddie
Measured
1.25 in hail
Crop damage
$250,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.380, -102.620

Hail, Parmer

When
June 2, 5:34 PM CST
Where
Parmer County, Lazbuddie
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$75,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.380, -102.620

Hail, Castro

When
June 2, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Castro County, 1 mi W of Dimmitt
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
34.550, -102.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Castro

When
June 2, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Castro County, Dimmitt
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
34.550, -102.320

Hail, Castro

When
June 2, 6:03 PM CST
Where
Castro County, 4 mi N of Dimmitt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$300,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.600, -102.320

Hail, Castro

When
June 2, 6:13 PM CST
Where
Castro County, Dimmitt
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.550, -102.320

Hail, Castro

When
June 2, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Castro County, Nazareth
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.550, -102.100

Tornado, Swisher

When
June 2, 6:45 PM CST to 6:46 PM CST
Where
Swisher County, 12 mi WSW of Tulia
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
34.470, -101.970

VORTEX reported a brief tornado touchdown in open country. No NWS survey was conducted.

Hail, Cochran

When
June 2, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Cochran County, Morton
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$75,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.720, -102.770

Hail, Yoakum

When
June 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Yoakum County, 5 mi S of Plains
Measured
1.5 in hail
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.120, -102.830

Hail, Swisher

When
June 2, 7:59 PM CST
Where
Swisher County, 10 mi S of Tulia
Measured
2 in hail
Crop damage
$75,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.380, -101.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Terry

When
June 2, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Brownfield
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and 20 power poles. Roofs and sheds were also damaged by the wind.

Hail, Swisher

When
June 2, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Swisher County, 2 mi W of Vigo Park
Measured
0.88 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.650, -101.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickens

When
June 2, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Dickens County, Mc Adoo
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.730, -100.980

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.

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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: 5709520, 5709518, 5709519, 5709517, 5709521, 5709522, 5709523, 5709524, 5709525, 5704474, 5709526, 5709527, 5709529, 5709530, 5709528, 5709531.