Texas, 1999

Hail in Texas, May 21, 1999

May 21, 1999 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 222 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:42 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jeff Davis

When
May 21, 3:45 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Jeff Davis County, 10 mi NW of Ft Davis
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
30.680, -104.000

Reported at McDonald Observatory

Hail, Brewster

When
May 21, 5:54 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
Where
Brewster County, Castolon
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
29.130, -103.520

Reported by a Ranger at Big Bend National Park.

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.

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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: 5697073, 5697074.