Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- May 31, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, 10 mi S of Throckmorton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.030, -99.180
Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 31, 1999
Severe storms pounded the Big Country and northern Concho Valley once again during the evening of the 31st. Although a brief tornado did touch down west of Sterling City, the only damage was caused when a combination of strong winds and baseball size hail broke 40 to 50 windows at residences just northwest of Sterling City.
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
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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 SJT wrote it up.
Severe storms pounded the Big Country and northern Concho Valley once again during the evening of the 31st. Although a brief tornado did touch down west of Sterling City, the only damage was caused when a combination of strong winds and baseball size hail broke 40 to 50 windows at residences just northwest of Sterling City. The winds also destroyed a carport and downed trees. In addition, softball size hail was reported near Maryneal in central Nolan County, with baseball size hail falling near Throckmorton, Merkel, and Rotan.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- May 31, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, 15 mi S of Throckmorton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.970, -99.180
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- May 31, 5:38 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, 17 mi S of Throckmorton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.930, -99.180
Baseball size hail broke the windshield out of a Throckmorton County Sheriffs officer's car.
Tornado, Sterling
- When
- May 31, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sterling County, 10 mi W of Sterling City
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -101.170
A brief tornado touched down west of Sterling City.
Hail, Haskell
- When
- May 31, 6:34 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, 1 mi S of Rochester
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -99.870
Hail, Haskell
- When
- May 31, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, 5 mi S of Rochester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.250, -99.870
Hail, Sterling
- When
- May 31, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sterling County, 5 mi NW of Sterling City
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -101.070
Baseball size hail broke an estimated 40 to 50 windows in residences just northwest of Sterling City.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sterling
- When
- May 31, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sterling County, 5 mi NW of Sterling City
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -101.070
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and destroyed a carport just northwest of Sterling City.
Hail, Nolan
- When
- May 31, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, 1 mi W of Maryneal
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -100.470
Hail up to the size of softballs was reported near Maryneal in central Nolan County.
Hail, Nolan
- When
- May 31, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, 4 mi N of Maryneal
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -100.450
Hail, Nolan
- When
- May 31, 7:31 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, Maryneal
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -100.450
Tennis ball size hail reported in Maryneal.
Hail, Nolan
- When
- May 31, 7:31 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, 6 mi NW of Nolan
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -100.320
Baseball size hail reported.
Hail, Fisher
- When
- May 31, 8:01 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, 4 mi SE of Rotan
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -100.420
Baseball size hail reported halfway between Rotan and Roby.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- May 31, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Merkel
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -100.020
Baseball size hail fell in Merkel in western Taylor County.
Hail, Fisher
- When
- May 31, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, Royston
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -100.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- May 31, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, 5 mi S of Merkel
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -100.020
High winds toppled 9 power poles south of Merkel.
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- May 31, 8:27 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, 8 mi N of Throckmorton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -99.180
Hail, Haskell
- When
- May 31, 8:38 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, 12 mi S of Haskell
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.000, -99.750
Hail, Haskell
- When
- May 31, 8:39 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, 6 mi S of Haskell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -99.750
Hail, Jones
- When
- May 31, 8:48 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Anson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -99.880
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- May 31, 9:06 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County, 5 mi W of Throckmorton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -99.270
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
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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: 5700900, 5700901, 5700902, 5700920, 5700903, 5700904, 5700905, 5700906, 5700907, 5700908, 5700909, 5700910, 5700911, 5700912, 5700913, 5700914, 5700919, 5700915, 5700916, 5700917, 5700918.