Hail, La Salle
- When
- March 12, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle County, 12 mi N of Cotulla
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.600, -99.230
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, March 12 to 28, 1999
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $5.5 million
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Duval
- When
- March 13, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Duval County, Freer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.880, -98.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Kleberg
- When
- March 28, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Kleberg County, 5 mi E of Riviera
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.300, -97.730
Sheriff report of numerous large trees uprooted and blown over along with damage to power poles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- March 28, 12:51 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County, Corpus Christi Nas
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Property damage
- $5.5 million
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 27.700, -97.270
A severe thunderstorm produced an estimated 5.5 million dollars in damage at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi. NWS damage survey indicated a narrow band of microburst straight-line wind damage resulting in numerous large uprooted trees, hangar roof damage, downed power poles, several damaged and/or overturned planes. Navy official instrumentation located farther away from the narrow band of damage reported a peak wind of 68 mph.
Flash Flood, Kleberg
- When
- March 28, 1:03 AM CST
- Where
- Kleberg County, 12 mi SE of Kingsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, March 12, 1999
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999
- Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, March 12 to 13, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, March 1999
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: 5694620, 5694621, 5694624, 5694622, 5694623.