Storm reports for April 13, 1999

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On April 13, 1999, 76 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Carson County, TX.

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 (76)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.4 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (91 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Collingsworth County, TX (near Wellington) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000
  “There was extensive damage all across the town of Wellington by downburst winds.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Collinsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “A mobile home was blown over and destroyed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Midland County, TX (near Midland) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “Eyewitness account of this tornado. Although many people in the area considered all the damage to have been from a tornado, actually most of the damage was from the wind-driven hail (north of the tornado path).”
• Lamb County, TX (near Littlefield) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Strong wind blew the roof off a business.”
• Palo Pinto County, TX (near Possum Kingdom Lake) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A house was unroofed on the east side of the lake. Trees two feet in diameter were blown down by thunderstorm winds.”
• Young County, TX (near South Bend) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds unroofed a barn and blew down power lines. A portable feeder weighing 16,000 pounds was blown into a ravine.”

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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