Texas, 1998Tornadoes in Texas, February 9, 1998
February 9, 1998 · NWS SHV · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Tornado, Harrison
- When
- February 9, 9:05 PM CST to 9:21 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Harleton to 2 mi NE of Harleton
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.680, -94.580
HP Supercell and associated tornado developed along a northeast-southwest orientated cold front and moved slowly east-northeast across Harrison and Marion counties, Texas. The tornado track extended for 16 miles across two counties, however, the damage path was confined to a wooded region away from any population and structures. Damage consisted of small trees and large limbs broken or snapped .
Tornado, Marion
- When
- February 9, 9:21 PM CST to 10:18 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Jefferson to 15 mi NW of Jefferson
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 12.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -94.530
HP Supercell and associated tornado developed along a northeast-southwest orientated cold front and moved slowly east-northeast across Harrison and Marion counties, Texas. The tornado track extended for 16 miles across two counties, however, the damage path was confined to a wooded region away from any population and structures. Damage consisted of small trees and large limbs broken or snapped .
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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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: 5635381, 5635382.