Hail, Comal
- When
- February 5, 5:35 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Comal County, Fischer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.970, -98.270
Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
Hail to a depth of 4 inches was reported by HAM radio spotters.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 EWX wrote it up.
Hail to a depth of 4 inches was reported by HAM radio spotters.
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:34 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Comal
- When
- February 5, 5:45 PM CST to 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Comal County, Canyon Res
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -98.250
Hail, Comal
- When
- February 5, 6:07 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Comal County, Sattler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.830, -98.170
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 5 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood in New York, February 5 to 6, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 5 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 5, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
- Dense Fog in Colorado, February 5 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, February 5, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in California, February 5, 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: 5631365, 5631366, 5631367.