Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- February 10, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Jasper
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $40 million
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -94.000
Damaging Wind in Texas, February 10, 1998
The 40 million dollars worth of damages occurred to the timber industry. Of the 160,000 acres of forest in the Sabine National Forest, 70,000 acres were damaged, of which 5,000 acres were totally flattened.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $40 million
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Several trees were blown down on Highway 63W.The 40 million dollars worth of damages occurred to the timber industry. Of the 160,000 acres of forest in the Sabine National Forest, 70,000 acres were damaged, of which 5,000 acres were totally flattened. See additional information in the Northeast Texas division, under Sabine and San Augustine Counties.
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:04 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5636083.