Thunderstorm Wind, Texas
- When
- March 26, 10:10 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 1 mi W of Hooker
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -101.230
Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 26, 1998
Severe thunderstorms moving through the central Oklahoma Panhandle produce high winds as measured by the Oklahoma Mesonetwork.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moving through the central Oklahoma Panhandle produce high winds as measured by the Oklahoma Mesonetwork.
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:08 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Texas
- When
- March 26, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 2 mi E of Goodwell
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -101.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Texas
- When
- March 26, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 1 mi W of Hooker
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -101.230
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Texas, March 26, 1998
- Heat in West Virginia, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Kentucky, March 26, 1998
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 26, 1998
- Heat in Ohio, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 26 to 29, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, March 1998
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: 5639571, 5639572, 5639573.