Hail, Hidalgo
- When
- March 27, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Mc Cook
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 26.480, -98.400
Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 27, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $9,000
- 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.
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Starr
- When
- March 27, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Starr County, 2 mi NE of Grulla
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 26.280, -98.630
Roofs blown off two houses.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo
- When
- March 27, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Sullivan City
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 26.270, -98.550
Extensive power line damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo
- When
- March 27, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Mc Cook
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 26.480, -98.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Kenedy
- When
- March 27, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kenedy County, 24 mi SW of Sarita
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 26.970, -98.080
Extensive tree damage.
Hail, Hidalgo
- When
- March 27, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, 5 mi N of Edinburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 26.370, -98.170
Tornado, Hidalgo
- When
- March 27, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, 9 mi N of Mc Cook
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 26.620, -98.400
Observed by sheriff's deputy on unassessable private property. Path is estimated.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Nebraska, March 27, 1999
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- Damaging Winds in Kansas, March 27, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 27, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 27, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, March 27 to 28, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1999Warnings 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: 5691743, 5691744, 5691745, 5691746, 5691747, 5691748, 5691749.