Hail, Brown
- When
- February 25, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 12 mi SW of Brownwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -99.130
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 25, 1998
A line of severe thunderstorms produced dime to nickel size hail, high winds, and minor flash flooding across the Heartland and Northwest Hill Country. The Mason High School in Mason suffered roof damage from the high winds, damaging two classrooms.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 SJT wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced dime to nickel size hail, high winds, and minor flash flooding across the Heartland and Northwest Hill Country. The Mason High School in Mason suffered roof damage from the high winds, damaging two classrooms.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kimble
- When
- February 25, 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Kimble County, Telegraph
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.330, -99.900
Hail, McCulloch
- When
- February 25, 7:12 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County, Brady
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -99.330
Flash Flood, Kimble
- When
- February 25, 7:25 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kimble County, Junction
- Coordinates
- 30.487, -99.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Mason
- When
- February 25, 7:25 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County, Mason
- Coordinates
- 30.718, -99.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Menard
- When
- February 25, 7:25 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Menard County, Menard
- Coordinates
- 30.890, -99.821 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, McCulloch
- When
- February 25, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County, Mercury
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -99.170
Lightning, Mason
- When
- February 25, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County, 12 mi SW of Mason
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 30.718, -99.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
5 heifers struck and killed by lightning
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- February 25, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County, Mason
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.730, -99.220
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
- Blizzard in Montana, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 25, 1998
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 25, 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: 5627939, 5627940, 5627941, 5627942, 5627943, 5627944, 5627945, 5627947, 5627946.