Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 26, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 26, 1998
Start: 1998-04-26T18:14
End: 1998-04-26T20:10
Location: Texas

April 26, 1998 · NWS EWX · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms produced spotty large hail and downbursts across the eastern part of the Hill Country eastward into the Austin area. Winds were generally estimated to be in the 70 mph range.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $125,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 EWX wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms produced spotty large hail and downbursts across the eastern part of the Hill Country eastward into the Austin area. Winds were generally estimated to be in the 70 mph range. Austin Electric reported both trees and power lines blown down in the eastern part of Blanco County and the western part of Travis County.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Llano

When: April 26, 6:14 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
Where: Llano County, 5 mi N of Kingsland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 30.720, -98.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet

When: April 26, 6:35 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
Where: Burnet County, Buchanan Lake
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 30.820, -98.230

Hail, Blanco

When: April 26, 7:40 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
Where: Blanco County, Blanco
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.100, -98.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Blanco

When: April 26, 7:40 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
Where: Blanco County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 30.270, -98.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: April 26, 7:50 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
Where: Travis County, Countywide
Property damage: $80,000
Coordinates: 30.320, -97.770

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5638444, 5638445, 5638446, 5638447, 5638448.