Hail, Bosque
- When
- April 7, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, Meridian
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -97.650
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 7 to 27, 1998
40 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $339,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 58
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 Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:07 UTC.
Event by event
40 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hill
- When
- April 7, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County, Whitney
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.970, -97.330
Hail, Hill
- When
- April 7, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County, Itasca
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -97.150
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 7, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Italy
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.180, -96.880
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 7, 10:46 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Waxahachie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -96.850
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 7, 10:52 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Ennis
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -96.630
Hail, Kaufman
- When
- April 7, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Kaufman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -96.320
Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- April 7, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Wills Pt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -96.000
Hail, Mills
- When
- April 8, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Mills County, 10 mi N of Goldthwaite
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -98.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- April 8, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 10 mi S of Hamilton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -98.120
Thunderstorm winds blew down a shed and caused roof damage to a home.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 8, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Cleburne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -97.400
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 8, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, 10 mi ENE of Cleburne
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -97.230
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 8, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Midlothian
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -96.980
Hail, Dallas
- When
- April 8, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas County, Seagoville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.630, -96.530
Hail, Dallas
- When
- April 8, 2:10 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas County, Garland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -96.630
Hail, Kaufman
- When
- April 8, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Kaufman
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -96.320
Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan
- When
- April 8, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Eddy
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -97.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone
- When
- April 8, 3:55 AM CST
- Where
- Limestone County, Mexia
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -96.500
Powerlines and large tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro
- When
- April 8, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Navarro County, Richland
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -96.430
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- April 8, 4:10 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Trinidad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -96.100
Hail, Henderson
- When
- April 8, 4:10 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Malakoff
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -96.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- April 8, 4:10 AM CST to 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Athens
- Coordinates
- 32.200, -95.850
Powerlines and large tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Freestone
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Freestone County, 15 mi SE of Fairfield
- Coordinates
- 31.570, -95.980
Trees were blown down by high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- April 8, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Neches
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -95.500
Trees were blown down by high winds.
Hail, Young
- When
- April 15, 10:31 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, 8 mi N of Graham
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -98.600
Hail, Young
- When
- April 15, 10:31 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, 7 mi NE of Graham
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.170, -98.520
Hail, Jack
- When
- April 15, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jack County, 5 mi N of Bryson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.230, -98.380
Hail, Young
- When
- April 15, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, Graham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -98.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Young
- When
- April 15, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, Graham
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -98.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Wise
- When
- April 15, 11:17 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County, Alvord
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -97.680
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Hail, Cooke
- When
- April 15, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Gainesville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -97.150
Hail, Cooke
- When
- April 15, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, 4 mi S of Muenster
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -97.380
Hail, Denton
- When
- April 15, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Sanger
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -97.180
Hail, Wise
- When
- April 15, 11:37 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -97.480
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 16, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Grayson County, Gunter
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -96.750
Hail, Collin
- When
- April 16, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Celina
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -96.780
Hail, Delta
- When
- April 16, 3:01 AM CST
- Where
- Delta County, Klondike
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.330, -95.770
Lightning, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Haltom City
- Property damage
- $270,000
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning ignited a fire that destroyed two houses under construction and heavily damaged a third.
Hail, Young
- When
- April 26, 3:37 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, Proffitt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -98.880
Hail, Young
- When
- April 26, 3:37 PM CST
- Where
- Young County, Padgett
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -98.920
Hail, Mills
- When
- April 26, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County, 5 mi SW of Goldthwaite
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -98.630
Hail, Mills
- When
- April 26, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County, Goldthwaite
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -98.570
Hail, Mills
- When
- April 26, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County, Goldthwaite
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -98.570
Hail, Hamilton
- When
- April 26, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 1 mi W of Evant
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -98.170
Tornado, Coryell
- When
- April 26, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, 6 mi NW of Bee House
- Rating
- F0
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -98.150
A brief tornado touchdown was reported by Coryell County EOC.
Hail, Montague
- When
- April 26, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, Belcherville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -97.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell
- When
- April 26, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, Copperas Cove
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -97.920
A tree was blown down onto a road.
Hail, Coryell
- When
- April 26, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, Purmela
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.480, -97.970
Tornado, Coryell
- When
- April 26, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, Purmela
- Rating
- F0
- Coordinates
- 31.480, -97.970
A brief tornado touchdown was observed by a deputy sheriff.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- April 26, 5:48 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Hubbard Creek Lake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -99.000
Hail, Stephens
- When
- April 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, 10 mi N of Breckenridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -98.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Lampasas
- When
- April 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lampasas County, Lampasas
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -98.180
Powerlines were damaged by high winds.
Hail, Bell
- When
- April 26, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Belton Lake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.170, -97.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Bell
- When
- April 26, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Belton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -97.470
Trees were blown down onto powerlines.
Hail, Bell
- When
- April 26, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Temple
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.100, -97.350
Lightning, Grayson
- When
- April 27, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County, Van Alstyne
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Coordinates
- 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A lightning strike started a house fire, destroying the house and contents.
Lightning, McLennan
- When
- April 27, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Bellmead
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A lightning strike started a fire in a shed.
Lightning, McLennan
- When
- April 27, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Waco
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A lightning strike started a fire in a vacant house.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Missouri, April 7, 1998
- Tornado in Indiana, April 7, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 7, 1998
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- Lightning Strike in Colorado, April 7, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, April 7, 1998
- Tornado in Indiana, April 7, 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: 5636974, 5636975, 5636976, 5636977, 5636978, 5636979, 5636980, 5636981, 5636982, 5636983, 5636984, 5636985, 5636986, 5637362, 5637363, 5637364, 5637365, 5637366, 5637367, 5637368, 5637369, 5637370, 5637371, 5637372, 5637373, 5637374, 5637377, 5637375, 5637376, 5637378, 5637380, 5637381, 5637382, 5637379, 5637383, 5637384, 5637385, 5637114, 5637386, 5637387, and more.