Storm reports for January 1, 1999

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On January 1, 1999, 21 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 34 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Gonzales County, TX. Tornadoes killed 1.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13.4 million in property damage, 27 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Walker County, TX (near Huntsville) · Tornado F1 · $125,000 · 7 injuries
  “Tornado touchdown in the Acres Hills subdivision just NE of Huntsville. One mobile home completely destroyed. Three people inside escaped with fairly minor injuries (cuts and abrasions, separated shoulder).”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near Shreveport Rgnl Arpt) · Tornado F2 · $1 million · 1 injury
  “Damage path consisted of numerous homes with roofs partially blown off, several structures collapsed, a building with a brick wall blew down, several cars were blown off the road and overturned, and numerous trees snapped or fell. The reported injury was minor and treated on location.”
• Walker County, TX (near Riverside) · Tornado F0 · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Brief tornado touchdown in the Hickory Hills subdivision caused barn damage and one unconfirmed injury.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near Riviera Beach) · Tornado F1 · $5.9 million
  “A tornado touched down just east of I-95 and north of Blue Heron Blvd. and travelled toward the east southeast for more than three miles before dissipating over the intracoastal waterway near the Port of Palm Beach.”
• Trinity County, TX (near Trinity) · Tornado F2 · $750,000
  “Funnel reported over the Trinity River bridge. Storm abruptly took a right turn along the eastern shore of Lake Livingston. Tornado touched down 7 miles south of Trinity. Effected Timber Bay, Whiterock Estates, Azteck Cove and Timber Cove subdivisions.”
• Liberty County, TX (near Devers) · Tornado F2 · $175,000
  “The tornado appeared to have formed just on the other side of a canal in the Dunning's Farm area. At this point three large houses were completely destroyed with widespread tree damage. The tornado moved NE and dragged heavy farm tractors (approximately 50000 lbs) over 10 to 15 feet.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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