Texas, 1999

Hail in Texas, May 26, 1999

May 26, 1999 · NWS EWX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:46 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 26, 6:45 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
Where
Gillespie County, 9 mi SW of Harper
Measured
2.5 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.200, -99.350

Hail, Kerr

When
May 26, 6:45 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
Where
Kerr County, 2 mi W of Kerrville
Measured
2.5 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.050, -99.170

Hail, Kerr

When
May 26, 7:35 PM CST to 7:45 PM CST
Where
Kerr County, Center Pt
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
29.930, -99.030

Hail, Bandera

When
May 26, 8:20 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
Where
Bandera County, 2 mi N of Bandera
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.750, -99.070

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.

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: 5695033, 5695034, 5695035, 5695036.