Hail, Erath
- When
- February 25, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County, 4 mi S of Bluff Dale
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -98.020
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, February 25, 1998
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:58 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Comanche
- When
- February 25, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, Hasse
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -98.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche
- When
- February 25, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 10 mi SW of Proctor
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -98.550
Trees were blown down by strong winds.
Hail, Hood
- When
- February 25, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County, Tolar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -97.900
Hail, Somervell
- When
- February 25, 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County, 3 mi W of Glen Rose
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -97.800
Hail, Somervell
- When
- February 25, 7:27 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County, Glen Rose
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -97.750
Flash Flood, Somervell
- When
- February 25, 9:55 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County, Glen Rose
- Coordinates
- 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Low-water crossings and several streets were flooded in town.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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.
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: 5631265, 5631266, 5631267, 5631268, 5631269, 5631270, 5631271.