Hail, Knox
- When
- May 25, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Munday
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -99.620
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1999
Severe thunderstorms affected western parts of north Texas from the evening of the 25th through the early morning of the 26th. Seven power poles were downed on Highway 222, and 2 outbuilding were destoyed 3 miles west of Munday in Knox County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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 OUN wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms affected western parts of north Texas from the evening of the 25th through the early morning of the 26th. Seven power poles were downed on Highway 222, and 2 outbuilding were destoyed 3 miles west of Munday in Knox County. Large tree limbs were downed 2 miles north of Bomarton in Baylor County, and flooding caused parts of Highway 6 in Knox County to be covered by high water 5 miles south of Knox City.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- May 25, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 3 mi W of Munday
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -99.670
Hail, Knox
- When
- May 25, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Munday
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -99.620
Hail, Wichita
- When
- May 25, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -98.500
Hail, Wichita
- When
- May 25, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -98.500
Hail, Wichita
- When
- May 25, 9:28 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Sheppard Afb
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -98.500
Hail, Clay
- When
- May 25, 9:38 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 5 mi NW of Henrietta
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -98.270
Hail, Clay
- When
- May 25, 9:44 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 2 mi W of Dean
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -98.400
Hail, Clay
- When
- May 25, 9:54 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Jolly
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -98.350
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 25, 11:42 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Quanah
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -99.730
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 25, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Quanah
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -99.730
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 25, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Quanah
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -99.730
Hail was reported on the east side of Quanah.
Hail, Knox
- When
- May 26, 12:52 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 5 mi W of Knox City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -99.880
Hail, Knox
- When
- May 26, 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Knox City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -99.800
Hail, Knox
- When
- May 26, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Knox City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -99.800
Hail, Knox
- When
- May 26, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 5 mi W of Munday
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -99.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- May 26, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 5 mi W of Munday
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -99.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor
- When
- May 26, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Baylor County, 2 mi N of Bomarton
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -99.430
Flash Flood, Knox
- When
- May 26, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 5 mi S of Knox City
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 33.606, -99.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 25, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1999
- Tornadoes in Texas, May 25, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1999
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, May 25, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 25, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1999
- Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in Alaska, May 25, 1999
- Flooding in Montana, May 25 to 28, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, May 25 to 30, 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: 5704517, 5704518, 5704519, 5704520, 5704521, 5704522, 5704523, 5704524, 5704525, 5704526, 5704527, 5704528, 5704529, 5704530, 5704531, 5704532, 5704533, 5704627, 5704626.