Texas, 1996

Hail in Texas, August 14, 1996

August 14, 1996 · NWS CRP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Roof blown off trailer on County Road 321 east of Highway 59.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 CRP wrote it up.

Roof blown off trailer on County Road 321 east of Highway 59.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Live Oak

When
August 14, 4:52 PM CST
Where
Live Oak County, George West
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
28.330, -98.120

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5568196.