Hail, Jeff Davis
- When
- May 28, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jeff Davis County, 10 mi NW of Ft Davis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.680, -104.000
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 28, 1999
This multicell cluster of thunderstorms developed over the Davis Mountains and moved to the east into the plains. After passing Marathon the cluster started to weaken as it drifted to the southeast.
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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 multicell cluster of thunderstorms developed over the Davis Mountains and moved to the east into the plains. After passing Marathon the cluster started to weaken as it drifted to the southeast.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 222 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brewster
- When
- May 28, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 10 mi NW of Alpine
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -103.780
Car windows damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brewster
- When
- May 28, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 10 mi NW of Alpine
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -103.780
Hail, Brewster
- When
- May 28, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, Marathon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -103.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Brewster
- When
- May 28, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 2 mi W of Marathon
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -103.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Brewster
- When
- May 28, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 5 mi N of Marathon
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 30.270, -103.250
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Texas, May 28, 1999
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: 5697349, 5697350, 5697351, 5697352, 5697353, 5697354.