Hail, Pecos
- When
- May 9, 3:29 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, Girvin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.080, -102.380
Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 9, 1999
This storm formed in northern Pecos County and started to move to the northeast. As the storm neared the Pecos River it took a severe right turn (about 90 degrees) and moved to the southeast for the remainder of the afternoon and evening.
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
- 1
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 storm formed in northern Pecos County and started to move to the northeast. As the storm neared the Pecos River it took a severe right turn (about 90 degrees) and moved to the southeast for the remainder of the afternoon and evening. This storm appeared to have been an HP Supercell from about 430-630 pm while in eastern Pecos County. The storm then became part of a linear cluster after passing south of I-10, then this cluster faded and another brief supercell remained in northern Terrell County.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Pecos
- When
- May 9, 3:55 PM CST to 3:57 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 11 mi W of Bakersfield
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 120 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -102.470
Tornado seen by people at a vineyard in eastern Pecos County near I-10. condensation funnel was 2/3 of the way to the ground. All information on tornado was gathered from eyewitness accounts.
Hail, Pecos
- When
- May 9, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 9 mi W of Bakersfield
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -102.430
Reported by people that saw the tornado. One person was operating a hail cannon (used to break up large hail stones). This person was pounded by the tennis ball size hail and received minor injuries.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos
- When
- May 9, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 9 mi W of Bakersfield
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -102.430
Thunderstorm outflow winds took the roof off a porch.
Flash Flood, Pecos
- When
- May 9, 5:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, East Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.781, -102.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash flooding reported up and down I-10 from near Bakersfield to the Pecos River. In several places the eastbound lanes were covered with water that was 3-4 inches deep, while the frontage road was covered in some spots with 3-4 feet of water. The FM 2886 exit was badly flooded with mud and other debris needing to be moved after the water receded.
Hail, Pecos
- When
- May 9, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County, 11 mi SSE of Bakersfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.730, -102.220
Hail, Terrell
- When
- May 9, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Terrell County, 33 mi N of Dryden
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.530, -102.120
Same location that was hit by the left-split storm two hours before.
Hail, Terrell
- When
- May 9, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Terrell County, 38 mi NNE of Dryden
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.570, -101.870
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.
- 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.
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
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- 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
- Hail in Florida, May 9, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, May 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 9, 1999
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 9 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, May 9 to 11, 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: 5697452, 5697453, 5697514, 5697515, 5697516, 5697517, 5697518, 5697519.