Hail, Zapata
- When
- February 1, 1:02 PM CST
- Where
- Zapata County, 22 mi E of San Ygnacio
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.050, -99.100
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 1, 1998
12 hail, 2 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 177 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jim Hogg
- When
- February 1, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Hogg County, 30 mi S of Hebbronville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.880, -98.680
Hail, Starr
- When
- February 1, 1:33 PM CST
- Where
- Starr County, 5 mi N of Rio Grande City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.450, -98.820
Hail, Starr
- When
- February 1, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- Starr County, 30 mi N of Rio Grande City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.820, -98.820
Hail, Hidalgo
- When
- February 1, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Sullivan City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.270, -98.550
Hail, Starr
- When
- February 1, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Starr County, 1 mi N of Grulla
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.280, -98.650
Hail, Willacy
- When
- February 1, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Willacy County, Sebastian
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.350, -97.800
Hail, Hidalgo
- When
- February 1, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Edinburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.300, -98.170
Hail, Cameron
- When
- February 1, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, Santa Rosa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.250, -97.830
Hail, Hidalgo
- When
- February 1, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Mercedes
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.150, -97.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron
- When
- February 1, 3:53 PM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, (Hrl)rio Grande Arpt
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.230, -97.650
Hail, Cameron
- When
- February 1, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, Rio Hondo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.230, -97.580
Hail, Cameron
- When
- February 1, 4:18 PM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, Harlingen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.180, -97.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron
- When
- February 1, 4:22 PM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, Harlingen
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 26.180, -97.700
Trees and power lines down.
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
- Heavy Rain in California, February 1 to 25, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 1, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 1, 1998
- High Surf in California, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Indiana, February 1 to 28, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 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: 5630720, 5630721, 5630722, 5630723, 5630724, 5630725, 5630727, 5630726, 5630728, 5630729, 5630730, 5630732, 5630733, 5630734.