Hail, Reeves
- When
- May 26, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Reeves County, 6 mi NE of Orla
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -103.830
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 26, 1999
This massive right-moving supercell began its life in southern Eddy County, NM where it formed on the flank of another cell moving to the east. As this storm neared the Pecos River, it turned to the right and headed to the southeast into Texas.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 MAF wrote it up.
This massive right-moving supercell began its life in southern Eddy County, NM where it formed on the flank of another cell moving to the east. As this storm neared the Pecos River, it turned to the right and headed to the southeast into Texas. The storm intensified greatly after crossing the state line.This supercell was able to keep its organization for over 6 hours as it moved to the southeast loosely paralleling the Pecos River. It produced up to 3 inch hail and 3 brief tornadoes.All of the tornado information was based on visual accounts and radar interpretation. No survey of the sites was done.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:15 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Loving
- When
- May 26, 6:15 PM CST to 6:27 PM CST
- Where
- Loving County, 17 mi NW of Mentone
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -103.800
Tornado, Loving
- When
- May 26, 6:44 PM CST to 6:46 PM CST
- Where
- Loving County, 6 mi N of Mentone
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -103.600
Brief tornado in open country north of Mentone.
Hail, Loving
- When
- May 26, 7:02 PM CST to 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- Loving County, 4 mi ENE of Mentone
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -103.530
Vegetation stripped along State Highway 302.
Tornado, Winkler
- When
- May 26, 7:30 PM CST to 7:31 PM CST
- Where
- Winkler County, 8 mi SW of Wink
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -103.250
Brief tornado that became rain-wrapped very quickly. Brief glimpse of large cone-shaped funnel.
Hail, Ward
- When
- May 26, 8:01 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ward County, Pyote
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 31.530, -103.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Ward
- When
- May 26, 8:01 PM CST to 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Ward County, Pyote
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 31.530, -103.130
Estimated by chaser.
Hail, Ward
- When
- May 26, 8:45 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Ward County, Grandfalls
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 31.330, -102.870
Hail, Pecos
- When
- May 26, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, Imperial
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 31.270, -102.680
Tornado, Pecos
- When
- May 26, 10:20 PM CST to 10:21 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 7 mi W of Bakersfield
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -102.400
Spotted by a trucker near I-10. Radar confirmed circulation in this vicinity.
Hail, Pecos
- When
- May 26, 11:42 PM CST to 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, Sheffield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -101.830
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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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: 5697441, 5697442, 5697443, 5697444, 5697445, 5697446, 5697447, 5697448, 5697449, 5697450, 5697451.