Storm reports for August 28, 1999

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On August 28, 1999, 24 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Elbert County, CO.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $59,000 in property damage and $255,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Arapahoe County, CO (near Deer Trail) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $20,000
  “Intense thunderstorm winds snapped 9 telephone poles, leaving about 40 residents without power for approximately 3 hours. Each pole had been snapped about 5 feet from its base. Most of the damage occurred along County Road 197 approaching State Highway 36.”
• Eastland County, TX (near Rising Star) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Power lines were blown down and a frame house was blown over.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Littlefield) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Strong wind destroyed a steel barn. Debris from the barn damaged a nearby trailer.”
• Brown County, TX (near Brownwood) · Thunderstorm wind · $7,000
  “The press box at the Brownwood High School football field suffered damage when high winds from a thunderstorm tore through the city. Trees and power poles were also snapped by the winds.”
• Crook County, WY (near Sundance) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Power poles and outdoor advertising signs along Interstate 90 were blown down.”
• Midland County, TX (near Greenwood) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Outflow winds from a thunderstorm were estimated at 60 mph, and blew over trees and small sheds.”

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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