Texas, 1998Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 11, 1998
January 11, 1998 · NWS EWX · 3 events in 1 county or zone
2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- 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.
Tornado, Lee
- When
- January 11, 4:30 PM CST to 4:38 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Giddings to 2 mi NE of Giddings
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 400 yd
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 30.150, -96.930
The tornado developed just south of Giddings, moving toward the northeast as it destroyed a barn and a mobile home. The tornado crossed SH 290 and damaged a nursery along with several small sheds before dissipating.
Tornado, Lee
- When
- January 11, 5:10 PM CST to 5:14 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Giddings to 2 mi NE of Giddings
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -96.920
A second tornado was spotted just northeast of Giddings by a Deputy Sheriff. It also moved briefly northeastward, destroying a barn and fence.
Hail, Lee
- When
- January 11, 5:20 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, 5 mi E of Giddings
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -96.850
- 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.
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 11 to 14, 19984 deaths · 8 injured · $160,000 · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, January 11, 1998$56,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events
- Tornado in Texas, January 11, 1998F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, January 11, 1998F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, January 11, 1998F1 · 1 event
- Flood in Utah, January 11, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, January 11, 1998$18,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events
- Flood in Florida, January 11 to 31, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Missouri, January 11 to 12, 199812 events
- Hail in Louisiana, January 11, 19982 in hail · 6 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 11 to 12, 19985 events
- Hail in Texas, January 11, 19981.75 in hail · 5 events
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: 5628959, 5628960, 5628961.