Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- August 20, 7:15 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Schulenburg to 10 mi NE of Schulenburg
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.780, -96.800
Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1998
Sheriff's Departments across the three counties reported numerous trees knocked over and power lines blown down by severe winds as a line of thunderstorms moved across the area.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $70,000
- 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 EWX wrote it up.
Sheriff's Departments across the three counties reported numerous trees knocked over and power lines blown down by severe winds as a line of thunderstorms moved across the area.
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:13 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca
- When
- August 20, 7:45 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Moulton to Halletsville
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.580, -97.150
Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt
- When
- August 20, 8:35 PM CST to 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Hockheim
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.320, -97.300
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
- Tornado in Utah, August 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, August 20, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, August 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, August 20, 1998
- Hail in Montana, August 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Montana, August 20, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, August 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Illinois, August 20, 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: 5666558, 5666559, 5666560.