Texas, 1999

Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999

March 12, 1999 · NWS EWX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kinney

When
March 12, 8:10 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
Where
Kinney County, Brackettville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.320, -100.420

Hail, Zavala

When
March 12, 8:30 PM CST to 8:40 PM CST
Where
Zavala County, La Pryor
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
28.950, -99.830

Hail broke windows in the town of LaPryor.

Hail, Zavala

When
March 12, 9:05 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
Where
Zavala County, Crystal City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
28.680, -99.820

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5689780, 5689782, 5689781.