Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999

Name: Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999
Start: 1999-03-08T14:25
End: 1999-03-28T04:35
Location: Texas

March 8 to 28, 1999 · NWS HGX · 24 events in 11 counties and zones

12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $848,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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 Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:23 UTC.

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Event by event

12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grimes

When: March 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Grimes County, Carlos
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.580, -96.080

Hail, Trinity

When: March 12, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Trinity County, Trinity
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.930, -95.380

Hail, Houston

When: March 12, 11:05 AM CST
Where: Houston County, Weches
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.530, -95.220

Hail, Burleson

When: March 12, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Burleson County, Chriesman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.600, -96.770

Hail, Burleson

When: March 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Burleson County, Caldwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 30.530, -96.680

Hail, Brazos

When: March 12, 10:27 PM CST
Where: Brazos County, Bryan
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.670, -96.370

Hail, Walker

When: March 12, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Walker County, 20 mi W of Huntsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 30.720, -95.900

Hail report along Hwy. 30 near Grimes Co. line

Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity

When: March 12, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Trinity County, Sebastopol
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.900, -95.270

Trees down, power poles snapped, barn/porch damage in center of Sebastopol

Hail, Trinity

When: March 13, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Trinity County, Sebastopol
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.900, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: March 13, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Magnolia
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.220, -95.750

Trees and power lines down

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: March 13, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Harris County, Tomball
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 30.100, -95.620

Trees down

Flash Flood, Polk

When: March 13, 2:25 AM CST
Where: Polk County, Countywide
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads flooded...TX Hwy 146, and interchange of US 59 and FM 393

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: March 13, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Harris County, Houston
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.730, -95.370

Roof damage along Rankin Rd.; reports of 50-60 mph winds throughout northern part of city

Flash Flood, Polk

When: March 13, 2:40 AM CST to 5:35 AM CST
Where: Polk County, Countywide
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several county roads washed out east of Livingston

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: March 13, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Liberty County, Dayton
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.050, -94.880

Several large diameter trees down; trees fell on trailer home in Dayton Oaks subdivision

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: March 13, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Liberty County, Ames
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.050, -94.750

Trees down

Hail, Harris

When: March 19, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Harris County, Cypress
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 29.970, -95.700

Tornado, Harris

When: March 19, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Harris County, Cypress
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 29.970, -95.700

Tornado in Cypress. Roof damage, trees uprooted and fences blown down

Flash Flood, Harris

When: March 19, 8:35 AM CST to 12:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Southwest Portion
Property damage: $300,000
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Widespread flooding in southwest Houston. Numerous streets in the Alief and Bellaire areas flooded. Several accessways to US 59, Loop 610, and US 90 as well as the intersection of I-10 and Beltway 8 flooded and impassable. Several cars flooded out. Radar estimates of up to 6.5 inches of rain near intersection of Bellaire Blvd. and Beltway 8.

Hail, Houston

When: March 24, 11:24 PM CST
Where: Houston County, Grapeland
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.480, -95.470

Hail, Houston

When: March 24, 11:54 PM CST
Where: Houston County, 9 mi W of Crockett
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 31.320, -95.600

Golfball hail in Belot

Hail, Houston

When: March 24, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Houston County, 1 mi N of Grapeland
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.480, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity

When: March 25, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Trinity County, Pennington
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.180, -95.250

Trees/power lines down in Pennington

Tornado, Brazoria

When: March 28, 4:35 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County, 8 mi SE of Angleton
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 29.080, -95.330

Tornado between Angleton and Oyster Creek. Barn destroyed in storm.

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.
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

Every storm in Texas in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1999 Warnings 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: 5692316, 5692425, 5692317, 5692318, 5692319, 5692320, 5692321, 5692411, 5692412, 5692413, 5692414, 5692426, 5692415, 5692427, 5692416, 5692417, 5692418, 5692423, 5692428, 5692419, 5692420, 5692421, 5692422, 5692424.