Storm reports for May 21, 1999

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On May 21, 1999, 69 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Panola County, MS.

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 (69)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage, $105,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (79 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Meade County, SD (near Tilford) · Hail 1.50″ · 1 injury
  “1" to 1.5" hail...up to 6 inches deep on Interstate 90. A 5 car pile up left one person injured after several vehicles slid through the hail.”
• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Tornado F1 · $1 million
  “A tornado initially touched down in the Heatherwood Village Mobile Home Park and caused minor to moderate damage to the roofs, carports, lanais, and awnings of over 30 mobile homes.”
• Cheyenne County, NE (near Sidney) · Hail 1.75″ · $150,000
  “1.75 inch hail fell 10 miles northwest of Sidney, NE”
• Polk County, FL (near Lakeland) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Skywarn Spotters reported golfball to quarter sized hail from near the Hillsborough-Polk county line east to the State Road 37 (S. Florida Ave) and County Road 572 (Drane Field Dr) that caused paint damage to several vehicles in Lakeland.”
• Itawamba County, MS (near Fulton) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “One home was damaged when a large oak tree landed on the roof. Other trees and power lines were also knocked down.”
• McNairy County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.”

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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