Texas, 1998

Hail in Texas, February 16 to 18, 1998

February 16 to 18, 1998 · NWS FWD · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

8 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.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

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Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McLennan

When
February 16, 3:15 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Lorena
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.380, -97.220

Hail, McLennan

When
February 16, 4:51 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, 3 mi E of Hewitt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -97.150

Hail, McLennan

When
February 16, 4:53 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Hewitt
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -97.200

Hail, Coryell

When
February 18, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Coryell County, Copperas Cove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.130, -97.920

Hail, Bell

When
February 18, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Bell County, 3 mi E of Killeen
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.130, -97.680

Hail, Bell

When
February 18, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Bell County, Belton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.070, -97.470

Hail, Bell

When
February 18, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Bell County, Salado
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.930, -97.530

Hail, Falls

When
February 18, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Falls County, Perry
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.420, -96.920

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5630942, 5630943, 5630944, 5630945, 5630946, 5630947, 5630948, 5630949.