Texas, 1999

Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 7, 1999

June 7, 1999 · NWS MAF · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

Storms developed in the mountainous areas and generally moved to the south. A large area of precipitation developed in the Rio Grande drainage basin and caused the river to rise to near bankfull stage north of Presidio.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 MAF wrote it up.

Storms developed in the mountainous areas and generally moved to the south. A large area of precipitation developed in the Rio Grande drainage basin and caused the river to rise to near bankfull stage north of Presidio.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 223 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jeff Davis

When
June 7, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Jeff Davis County, 16 mi NW of Ft Davis
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
30.750, -104.070

Strong cell amongst many that developed in the Davis Mountains.

Hail, Brewster

When
June 7, 3:42 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where
Brewster County, Alpine
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
30.370, -103.670

Cell developed on south flank of storms in Davis Mountains.

Hail, Brewster

When
June 7, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Brewster County, 7 mi S of Alpine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.270, -103.670

The Alpine cell moved slowly south.

Flash Flood, Brewster

When
June 7, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Brewster County, 25 mi S of Alpine
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
29.812, -103.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The cluster from northern Brewster and Presidio Counties continued to move slowly south-southeast into the central and southern parts of Brewster County. Flash flooding was reported at the Elephant Mountains Wildlife Management Area.

Hail, Brewster

When
June 7, 7:59 PM CST
Where
Brewster County, 11 mi NE of Study Butte
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
29.430, -103.400

Strong cell in a large area of precipitation that briefly produced dime-size hail.

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.

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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: 5705610, 5705611, 5705612, 5705613, 5705614.