Texas, 1999Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 24 to 25, 1999
May 24 to 25, 1999 · NWS LUB · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Hockley
- When
- May 24, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hockley County, Levelland
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Most county roads and state highways were reported flooded across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Parmer
- When
- May 24, 9:57 PM CST
- Where
- Parmer County, Friona
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.630, -102.730
A 73 mph wind gust was measured by wind equipment at the Friona High School.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cochran
- When
- May 24, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Cochran County, Morton
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -102.770
A 59 mph wind gust was measured by a TXDOT mesonet instrument.
Hail, Castro
- When
- May 24, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Castro County, Dimmitt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -102.320
Flash Flood, Hockley
- When
- May 25, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hockley County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several farm-to-market roads were closed due to flooding.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 24, 19992 injured · $1.2 million · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 24, 1999$62,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 24, 1999$60,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Colorado, May 24, 19994 injured · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 24, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 24, 1999$26,000 · 0.75 in hail · 10 events
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, May 24, 1999$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 24, 1999$40,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 24, 1999$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 24, 1999$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 24, 19991 injured · $15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 24, 19992 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5697593, 5697594, 5697595, 5697596, 5697597.