Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet
- When
- May 17, 6:45 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Burnet County, 3 mi E of Granite Mtn
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -98.230
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 17 to 18, 1999
Brief but widespread downbursts of severe winds blew down trees and knocked over power lines across all of the above listed counties. In DeWitt County, severe winds took roofs off homes in the Smiley area as well as between Cuero and Thomaston.
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
- $680,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 EWX wrote it up.
Brief but widespread downbursts of severe winds blew down trees and knocked over power lines across all of the above listed counties. In DeWitt County, severe winds took roofs off homes in the Smiley area as well as between Cuero and Thomaston. Severe winds destroyed a mobile home near Pearsall, rolling it over 100 feet. In the Dilley area, the roof of a school building was damaged.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Burnet
- When
- May 17, 7:40 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Burnet County, 5 mi S of Burnet
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 30.680, -98.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 17, 9:27 PM CST to 9:28 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County, Bergstrom Afb
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -97.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 17, 9:46 PM CST to 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County, Del Valle
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 30.220, -97.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- May 17, 10:10 PM CST to 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Lincoln to 2 mi E of Lincoln
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -96.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- May 17, 10:30 PM CST to 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Luling
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -97.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe
- When
- May 17, 10:35 PM CST to 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Guadalupe County, Mc Queeney
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.580, -98.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Gonzales
- When
- May 17, 10:40 PM CST to 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, Gonzales
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.500, -97.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Gonzales
- When
- May 17, 11:05 PM CST to 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, Smiley
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.270, -97.630
Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt
- When
- May 17, 11:10 PM CST to 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Cuero to Thomaston
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.100, -97.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Medina
- When
- May 17, 11:10 PM CST to 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- Medina County, Yancey to 8 mi W of Yancey
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 29.130, -99.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar
- When
- May 17, 11:25 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, San Antonio
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -98.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Karnes
- When
- May 17, 11:30 PM CST to 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Karnes County, Karnes City
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.880, -97.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Frio
- When
- May 18, 12:00 AM CST to 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Frio County, Pearsall
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.880, -99.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Frio
- When
- May 18, 12:45 AM CST to 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Frio County, Dilley to 3 mi S of Dilley
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.720, -99.170
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.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, May 17 to 19, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 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: 5694918, 5694919, 5694920, 5694921, 5694922, 5694923, 5694924, 5694925, 5694926, 5694927, 5694928, 5694929, 5694930, 5694931, 5694932.