Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 29, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 29, 1998
Start: 1998-08-29T19:12
End: 1998-08-29T19:12
Location: Texas

August 29, 1998 · NWS SHV · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 Shreveport radar (KSHV), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:12 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: August 29, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Tyler
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.350, -95.300

Hail, Smith

When: August 29, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Tyler
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.350, -95.300

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, August 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: 5661429, 5661430.