Hail, Randall
- When
- May 9, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, 8 mi S of Canyon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 34.870, -101.920
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 9, 1999
A low pressure system in the upper atmosphere over southwestern New Mexico approached west Texas during the afternoon and evening hours. A dryline over the western Texas and Oklahoma panhandles pushed very slowly eastward into the central sections of the panhandles by mid afternoon.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 AMA wrote it up.
A low pressure system in the upper atmosphere over southwestern New Mexico approached west Texas during the afternoon and evening hours. A dryline over the western Texas and Oklahoma panhandles pushed very slowly eastward into the central sections of the panhandles by mid afternoon. The combination of the upper low and the moist, unstable air mass ahead of the dryline helped trigger scattered severe thunderstorms across the central and eastern sections of the Texas panhandle. Mainly large hail and high winds occurred from the severe storms, however no damage was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Armstrong
- When
- May 9, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, Washburn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -101.580
Hail, Armstrong
- When
- May 9, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, Wayside
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -101.550
Hail, Carson
- When
- May 9, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, Groom
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.100
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- May 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 1 mi N of Darrouzett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -100.320
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- May 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 6 mi S of Follett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -100.130
Hail, Donley
- When
- May 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, 6 mi NW of Clarendon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -100.970
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- May 9, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 7 mi SW of Lipscomb
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -100.350
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- May 9, 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, Lipscomb
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -100.270
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- May 9, 4:08 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, Lipscomb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -100.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Collingsworth
- When
- May 9, 4:27 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 6 mi E of Samnorwood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -100.180
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- May 9, 4:48 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, Lipscomb
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -100.270
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 9 to 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 9, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, May 9 to 26, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9 to 23, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 9 to 10, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 9, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 9, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 9, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, May 9, 1999
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 9 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, May 9 to 11, 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: 5698237, 5698238, 5698239, 5698245, 5698240, 5698341, 5698342, 5698343, 5698241, 5698242, 5698243, 5698244.