Hail, Midland
- When
- May 30, 5:37 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 17 mi S of Midland
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -102.080
Multicell storm that formed on a northward moving outflow boundary.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 30, 1999
Moderately moist air covered the region on this day with dew points in proximity of the storms in the mid to upper 50s. Temperatures were in the lower 90s.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
Moderately moist air covered the region on this day with dew points in proximity of the storms in the mid to upper 50s. Temperatures were in the lower 90s.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:36 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Glasscock
- When
- May 30, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Glasscock County, 10 mi W of Garden City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -101.670
The Midland County storm moved east into Glasscock County, collapsed, and sent out 60+ mph winds near the intersection of State Highways 135 and 137.
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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- Hail in Kansas, May 30, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 30, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 30, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 30, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 30, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Kansas, May 30 to 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 30, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 30 to 31, 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: 5697268, 5697269.