Hail, Trinity
- When
- April 27, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, 2 mi ESE of Trinity
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -95.350
Hail on FM 356.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 27, 1998
12 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $96,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 163 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Walker
- When
- April 27, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, Huntsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 30.720, -95.570
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 27, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 3 mi W of Brenham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 30.170, -96.450
Hail on FM 389.
Hail, Walker
- When
- April 27, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, Riverside
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -95.420
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 27, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Brenham
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.170, -96.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- April 27, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Brenham
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.170, -96.400
Roof damage to Bealls Department Store.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- April 27, 6:04 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 5 mi WSW of Willis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -95.570
Hail, Trinity
- When
- April 27, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Trinity
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -95.380
Hail, San Jacinto
- When
- April 27, 6:41 PM CST
- Where
- San Jacinto County, 15 mi SSW of Coldspring
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.400, -95.250
Hail, San Jacinto
- When
- April 27, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- San Jacinto County, Shepherd
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -95.020
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- April 27, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 6 mi SE of Pinehurst
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.100, -95.620
Hail at Dobin-Huffsmith Rd. (key map 249).
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- April 27, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 3 mi W of Willis
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.420, -95.530
Hail, Walker
- When
- April 27, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, New Waverly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 30.530, -95.500
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, April 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, April 27 to 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, April 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 27 to 28, 1998
- Cold in Michigan, April 27 to 28, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Mississippi, April 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 27, 1998
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 27, 1998
- Hail in Texas, April 27, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 27, 1998
More
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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: 5639255, 5639259, 5639256, 5639260, 5639257, 5639258, 5639262, 5639261, 5639263, 5639264, 5639265, 5639266, 5639267.