Texas, 1999

Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 28 to 29, 1999

May 28 to 29, 1999 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 1 county or zone

This cell developed along the intersection of an E-W boundary and the outflow boundary from an MCS to the north in New Mexico. The cell sat over southern Loving county producing heavy rain and hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 cell developed along the intersection of an E-W boundary and the outflow boundary from an MCS to the north in New Mexico. The cell sat over southern Loving county producing heavy rain and hail. Eventually roads became flooded. Near State Highway 302 about 3 inches of rain fell, but just to the north, about 6 inches was reported. A large TU Electric truck had water up to its doors, about 2.5 to 3 feet deep. The MCS expanded southward and swept up this cell.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Loving

When
May 28, 9:56 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where
Loving County, 5 mi E of Mentone
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.700, -103.520

Flash Flood, Loving

When
May 28, 11:00 PM CST to May 29, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Loving County, South Portion
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.849, -103.580 (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.
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.

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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: 5697426, 5697427.