Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 11, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Port Arthur
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -93.930
Hail in Texas, May 11, 1999
Hail damaged several cars in the Port Arthur area.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Hail damaged several cars in the Port Arthur area.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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, May 11, 1999
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 11 to 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 11, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, May 11 to 12, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Kansas, May 11, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 11, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 11, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 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: 5698024.