Flash Flood, Pecos
- When
- May 31, 8:30 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, East Portion
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 30.781, -102.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 31, 1999
This third storm cluster developed in the same area as the others and caused widespread flooding of low-lying areas. Sheffield Draw became a raging torrent and came within 2 feet of the bridge on Highway 349.
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
- 3
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 third storm cluster developed in the same area as the others and caused widespread flooding of low-lying areas. Sheffield Draw became a raging torrent and came within 2 feet of the bridge on Highway 349. This bridge was raised 5 feet in 1997 due to deadly flooding in the past. Numerous water crossings on Highway 349 experienced minor flooding. Radar estimates were in excess of 8 inches along the county line near Highway 349.The dry line was the primary focus for development on this day. Surface temperatures were generally in the mid 90s with dew points near 60 degrees. LAPS estimated CAPE values were generally 1800-2000 J/kg in both regions of initiation.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:05 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Terrell
- When
- May 31, 8:30 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Terrell County, North Portion
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Terrell
- When
- May 31, 9:05 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Terrell County, 38 mi NNE of Dryden
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.570, -101.870
Hail covered the ground at this location.
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Colorado, May 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 31, 1999
- Rip Current in Florida, May 31, 1999
- Rip Current in Florida, May 31, 1999
- Tornado in Michigan, May 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 31, 1999
- Hail in Kansas, May 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 31, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, May 31, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 31, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 1999
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: 5697265, 5697266, 5697267.