Hail, Galveston
- When
- February 1, 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, Santa Fe
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.370, -95.080
Hail in Texas, February 1, 1998
5 hail, 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
- $22,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Houston radar (KHGX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:05 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Galveston
- When
- February 1, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, Dickinson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.470, -95.050
Hail, Galveston
- When
- February 1, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, Bacliff
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.500, -94.980
Hail, Chambers
- When
- February 1, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chambers County, 5 mi SE of Mont Belvieu
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.800, -94.820
Hail, Liberty
- When
- February 1, 2:31 AM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, Felicia
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.030, -94.480
What these are
- 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
- 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
- Heat in Illinois, February 1 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 1, 1998
- High Surf in California, February 1 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 1, 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: 5635931, 5635932, 5635933, 5635934, 5635935.