Texas, 1999

Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1999

May 28, 1999 · NWS SJT · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Wind
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Callahan

When
May 28, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Callahan County, Clyde
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.400, -99.500

Hail, Coke

When
May 28, 5:08 PM CST
Where
Coke County, Robert Lee
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.900, -100.480

Hail, Coke

When
May 28, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Coke County, Robert Lee
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.900, -100.480

Flash Flood, Coke

When
May 28, 5:35 PM CST to 6:35 PM CST
Where
Coke County, Robert Lee
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor street flooding reported in Robert Lee.

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: 5700812, 5700813, 5700814, 5700815.