Damaging Wind in Texas, February 10, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Texas, February 10, 1998
Start: 1998-02-10T13:50
End: 1998-02-10T13:50
Location: Texas

February 10, 1998 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $3.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:48 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: February 10, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County, Etoile
Measured: 87 kt (100 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3.0 million
Coordinates: 31.380, -94.430

Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled throughout the community. Felled trees demolished homes and vehicles and ripped apart several mobile homes. An estimated 30 roads were closed across the area. Deep East Texas Coop, the electrical company that services Nacogdoches County, said that 350-400 electrical poles were toppled leaving over 20,000 customers without power. Several chicken houses were also destroyed each costing $100,000. Electrical crews from Dallas, Temple, Waco, Sulpher Springs, Athens, and Palestine Texas were called in to assist in reestablishing power. Two injuries occurred: The first when the wind turned over a travel trailer with a man inside, the second when a tree fell on a woman in her car sending flying glass into her face. Both injuries were minor.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5635527.