Thunderstorm Wind, Uvalde
- When
- March 27, 6:20 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County, Concan to 7 mi NE of Concan
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.580, -99.650
Tornado and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 27, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Uvalde
- When
- March 27, 6:35 PM CST to 6:39 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County, Concan to 6 mi NE of Concan
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.580, -99.670
Heavy rain and damaging winds preceded a small and short-lived tornado that knocked down trees and blew over power lines northeast of Concan. The path of the severe winds continued northeastward, knocking over trees in Garner Park.
Funnel Cloud, Uvalde
- When
- March 27, 6:35 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County, 5 mi E of Knippa
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A group of four funnels was observed by Uvalde County Sheriff's Deputies.
Thunderstorm Wind, Real
- When
- March 27, 6:40 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Real County, Leakey to 5 mi SE of Leakey
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 29.670, -99.750
A downburst from severe thunderstorms damaged trees, knocking down large limbs southeast of Leakey. The severe winds also broke windows and damaged roofs of outbuildings.
Thunderstorm Wind, Uvalde
- When
- March 27, 6:45 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County, Utopia
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.620, -99.530
Trees were reported by a spotter to have been blown down in a 4 mile long path from just south of Utopia in Uvalde County into southern Real County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Real
- When
- March 27, 6:55 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Real County, Leakey to 7 mi S of Leakey
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.630, -99.750
This is the continuation of the report by a spotter of trees blown down in a 4 mile long path from just south of Utopia in Uvalde County into southern Real County.
What these are
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 27, 1999
- 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
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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: 5687903, 5687904, 5687905, 5687907, 5687906, 5687908.