Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
Start: 1998-02-25T19:39
End: 1998-02-25T22:05
Location: Texas

February 25, 1998 · NWS FWD · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $205,000
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.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:37 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Collin

When: February 25, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Collin County, Anna
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.350, -96.570

Hail, Collin

When: February 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Collin County, 2 mi NE of Prosper
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.250, -96.800

Hail, Grayson

When: February 25, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Van Alstyne
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.420, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: February 25, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Van Alstyne
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.420, -96.580

Trees were blown down by strong winds and windows were broken.

Hail, Fannin

When: February 25, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Savoy
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.600, -96.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Lampasas

When: February 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lampasas County, Rumley
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 31.170, -98.070

Strong winds destroyed a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When: February 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Coryell County, Copperas Cove
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 31.130, -97.920

A mobile home was overturned by strong winds. The roof of a church was damaged and trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When: February 25, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Coryell County, Gatesville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.430, -97.750

Strong wind damaged a mobile home, a shed, barns, and signs. Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When: February 25, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Coryell County, Oglesby
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 31.420, -97.520

Strong winds damaged a mobile home.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 5631272, 5631273, 5631274, 5631275, 5631276, 5631277, 5631278, 5631279, 5631280.