Hail, Pecos
- When
- June 5, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 15 mi E of Ft Stockton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -102.620
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 5, 1999
This supercell storm was active for over 4 hours in Pecos County alone while travelling parallel to I-10. The intense rotating updraft collapsed over Sheffield sending grapefruit hailstones in 60+ mph outflow winds.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1.8 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 MAF wrote it up.
This supercell storm was active for over 4 hours in Pecos County alone while travelling parallel to I-10. The intense rotating updraft collapsed over Sheffield sending grapefruit hailstones in 60+ mph outflow winds. Almost every north and west facing windows were broken in town. The hailstones also knocked holes in wood siding of some houses. Power lines were knocked down, and power was out for about 6 hours.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pecos
- When
- June 5, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 2 mi N of Bakersfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -102.280
Hail, Pecos
- When
- June 5, 4:18 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 5 mi NE of Bakersfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -102.220
Hail, Pecos
- When
- June 5, 5:04 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 5 mi E of Bakersfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -102.200
Hail, Pecos
- When
- June 5, 7:02 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 15 mi SE of Bakersfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 30.730, -102.100
Hail, Pecos
- When
- June 5, 8:00 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, Sheffield
- Measured
- 4 in hail
- Property damage
- $1.8 million
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -101.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos
- When
- June 5, 8:00 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, Sheffield
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -101.830
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5705683, 5705684, 5705685, 5705686, 5705687, 5705688, 5705689.