Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca
- When
- May 30, 8:20 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Vienna
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.380, -96.780
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 30, 1999
2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $65,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lavaca
- When
- May 30, 8:35 PM CST to 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Vienna
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.380, -96.780
Tornado, Lavaca
- When
- May 30, 8:50 PM CST to 8:52 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Vienna
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.380, -96.780
Department of Public Safety officers reported that a small tornado, preceded by severe winds, heavy rain and large hail, formed near Vienna and move eastward briefly. It caused minor damage to trees and vegetation in the area, then disappeared.
Tornado, Lavaca
- When
- May 30, 9:15 PM CST to 9:16 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, 6 mi W of Halletsville
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.450, -97.050
The Lavaca County Sheriff's Department reported a second tornado just west of Hallettsville. This tornado was very small and short-lived. It damaged the roof of a house and knocked down several trees before dissipating.
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
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
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: 5695046, 5695047, 5695048, 5695049.