Hail, McCulloch
- When
- August 31, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County, Fife
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -99.380
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 31, 1998
An isolated thunderstorm produced 70 mph and 1 inch hail across the western sections of McCulloch County.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 SJT wrote it up.
An isolated thunderstorm produced 70 mph and 1 inch hail across the western sections of McCulloch County.
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:50 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McCulloch
- When
- August 31, 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County, Doole
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -99.600
WInd gust to 70 mph
Hail, McCulloch
- When
- August 31, 7:19 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County, 2 mi N of Salt Gap
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.330, -99.600
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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- Drought in Maryland, August 31, 1998
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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: 5666017, 5666018, 5666019.