Texas, 1999

Hail and Lightning Strike in Texas, May 26 to 31, 1999

May 26 to 31, 1999 · NWS LUB · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$60,000
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 Lubbock radar (KLBB), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:31 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lubbock

When
May 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, 2 mi E of Idalou
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.670, -101.650

Lightning, Lubbock

When
May 26, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, 2 mi N of Heckville
Property damage
$45,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lightning strike started a barn fire. The barn, as well as a boat and a pickup truck within the barn, were heavily damaged.

Hail, Stonewall

When
May 30, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County, 11 mi SE of Aspermont
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.030, -100.100

Large hail damaged trees, vehicles and the roof of at least one house.

Hail, Stonewall

When
May 31, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County, 11 mi SE of Aspermont
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.030, -100.100

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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: 5697598, 5697601, 5697599, 5697600.