Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1999

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1999
Start: 1999-05-25T15:02
End: 1999-05-26T01:25
Location: Texas

May 25 to 26, 1999 · NWS LUB · 46 events in 17 counties and zones

45 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $21 million
Crop damage: $6.0 million
Events: 46

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 Lubbock radar (KLBB), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:01 UTC.

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Event by event

45 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Castro

When: May 25, 3:02 PM CST
Where: Castro County, Sunnyside
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.350, -102.300

Hail, Lamb

When: May 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Lamb County, Springlake
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.230, -102.300

Tornado, Hale

When: May 25, 3:22 PM CST to 3:24 PM CST
Where: Hale County, 4 mi W of Halfway
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 34.180, -102.020

An off-duty NWS meteorologist reported a brief and apparently weak tornado in open country west of Halfway. No survey was conducted.

Hail, Castro

When: May 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Castro County, Dimmitt
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.550, -102.320

Hail, Castro

When: May 25, 3:37 PM CST
Where: Castro County, 2 mi N of Dimmitt
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.580, -102.320

Hail, Crosby

When: May 25, 3:44 PM CST
Where: Crosby County, Owens
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.570, -101.350

Hail, Hale

When: May 25, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Hale County, Halfway
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.180, -101.950

Hail, Crosby

When: May 25, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Crosby County, 5 mi S of Crosbyton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.600, -101.250

Hail, Hale

When: May 25, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Hale County, 5 mi SW of Plainview
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.150, -101.770

Hail, Dickens

When: May 25, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, 7 mi WSW of Spur
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.450, -100.970

Hail, Crosby

When: May 25, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Crosby County, 5 mi NE of Kalgary
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.450, -101.080

Hail, Floyd

When: May 25, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, 9 mi SE of Floydada
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.880, -101.220

Hail, Kent

When: May 25, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Kent County, 7 mi W of Girard
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.350, -100.780

Hail, Kent

When: May 25, 6:13 PM CST
Where: Kent County, 1 mi N of Jayton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.270, -100.580

Hail, Dickens

When: May 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, Mc Adoo
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.730, -100.980

Hail, Crosby

When: May 25, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Crosby County, 5 mi SE of Crosbyton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.620, -101.180

Hail, Dickens

When: May 25, 6:59 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, Dickens
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.620, -100.830

Hail, Dickens

When: May 25, 7:10 PM CST to 7:17 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, Dickens
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.620, -100.830

Hail, Stonewall

When: May 25, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Stonewall County, Aspermont
Measured: 1.13 in hail
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 33.150, -100.230

An off-duty NWS employee who was chasing in Stonewall County reported 1and 1/8 inch diameter hailstones in Aspermont.

Hail, Swisher

When: May 25, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Swisher County, Happy
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.730, -101.850

Hail, Swisher

When: May 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Swisher County, 7 mi NNW of Tulia
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Crop damage: $200,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.630, -101.820

Hail, Swisher

When: May 25, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Swisher County, Kress
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.370, -101.750

Hail, Hale

When: May 25, 9:27 PM CST
Where: Hale County, 2 mi N of Plainview
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.230, -101.700

Hail, Hale

When: May 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Hale County, 2 mi N of Plainview
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $200,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.230, -101.700

Large wind-driven hail knocked windows out of automobiles and homes.

Hail, Floyd

When: May 25, 9:46 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, 2 mi N of Aiken
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.170, -101.500

Hail, Floyd

When: May 25, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, Lockney
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $300,000
Crop damage: $250,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.120, -101.430

Wind-driven baseball size hail knocked windows out of automobiles and homes.

Hail, Childress

When: May 25, 10:19 PM CST
Where: Childress County, (Cds)childress Arpt
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.430, -100.300

Hail, Childress

When: May 25, 10:33 PM CST
Where: Childress County, Childress
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.420, -100.200

Hail, Bailey

When: May 25, 10:39 PM CST
Where: Bailey County, Maple
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.850, -102.900

Hail, Floyd

When: May 25, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, 13 mi NE of Floydada
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.120, -101.170

Hail, Bailey

When: May 25, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Bailey County, Maple
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $150,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.850, -102.900

Hail, Hockley

When: May 25, 11:24 PM CST
Where: Hockley County, 6 mi W of Levelland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.580, -102.470

Hail, Motley

When: May 25, 11:28 PM CST
Where: Motley County, Roaring Spgs
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.900, -100.850

Hail, Dickens

When: May 25, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, 2 mi W of Dickens
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.620, -100.870

Quarter size hail was reported to cover the ground six inches deep.

Hail, Hockley

When: May 25, 11:32 PM CST
Where: Hockley County, Levelland
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $20 million
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.580, -102.370

Golfball- to baseball-size hail fell across Levelland, and caused millions of dollars in damages to roofs, vehicles, and windows all across the city. This same storm would later go on to cause damage in Wolfforth and far southwest Lubbock.

Hail, King

When: May 25, 11:48 PM CST
Where: King County, 2 mi S of Dumont
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.780, -100.520

Hail, King

When: May 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where: King County, 7 mi W of Guthrie
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.620, -100.450

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 26, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 33.580, -101.850

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 26, 12:22 AM CST
Where: Lubbock County, Wolfforth
Measured: 4 in hail
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 33.500, -102.020

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 26, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $300,000
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 33.580, -101.850

A hailstorm that caused significant damage in Levelland continued moving east into western Lubbock County, then turned southeast. It moved from the former Reese Air Force Base through Wolfforth and the extreme southwest tip of the City of Lubbock. Many roofs and vehicles were damaged by golfball to baseball-size hail, and there was one report of grapefruit-size hail (in Wolfforth). In Lubbock, much of the damage was concentrated south and west of the intersection of 82nd Street and Slide Road.

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 26, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Lubbock County, 2 mi S of Wolfforth
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $250,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.470, -102.020

Hail, Lynn

When: May 26, 12:28 AM CST
Where: Lynn County, New Home
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.320, -101.920

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 26, 12:44 AM CST
Where: Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 33.580, -101.850

Hail, Lynn

When: May 26, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Lynn County, Tahoka
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Crop damage: $150,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.180, -101.780

Hail, Garza

When: May 26, 1:12 AM CST
Where: Garza County, 11 mi NW of Post
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.300, -101.520

Hail, Lynn

When: May 26, 1:25 AM CST
Where: Lynn County, 2 mi NE of Grassland
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.150, -101.580

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5697963, 5697964, 5696716, 5697965, 5697966, 5697967, 5697968, 5697969, 5698051, 5698052, 5698053, 5696717, 5698054, 5698055, 5698056, 5698057, 5698058, 5698059, 5696718, 5698060, 5698061, 5698062, 5698063, 5698064, 5698065, 5698066, 5698068, 5698069, 5698067, 5696719, 5698070, 5698072, 5698071, 5698074, 5698073, 5698075, 5698076, 5696720, 5696721, 5696710, and more.