Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, January 11, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, January 11, 1998
Start: 1998-01-11T16:05
End: 1998-01-11T16:45
Location: Texas

January 11, 1998 · NWS EWX · 4 events in 1 county or zone

Minor damage was reported to windows of homes and cars due to the hail driven by high winds.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $18,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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.

Minor damage was reported to windows of homes and cars due to the hail driven by high winds.

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:05 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fayette

When: January 11, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Flatonia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.680, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: January 11, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Flatonia
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.680, -97.120

Funnel Cloud, Fayette

When: January 11, 4:30 PM CST to 4:32 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Holman
Coordinates: 29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fayette

When: January 11, 4:40 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Flatonia
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 29.680, -97.120

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.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5628955, 5628956, 5628957, 5628958.