Texas, 1998

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 21 to 25, 1998

January 21 to 25, 1998 · NWS FWD · 12 events in 7 counties and zones

10 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:33 UTC.

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Event by event

10 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bell

When
January 21, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Bell County, 5 mi W of Rogers
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.930, -97.320

Hail, Milam

When
January 21, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Milam County, Ben Arnold
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.970, -96.970

Hail, Milam

When
January 21, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Milam County, Buckholts
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.870, -97.130

Quarter size hail covered the ground.

Hail, Robertson

When
January 21, 3:18 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, Hearne
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.880, -96.600

Hail, Robertson

When
January 21, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, 5 mi N of Hearne
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.950, -96.600

Hail, Dallas

When
January 21, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Garland
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.920, -96.630

Hail, Dallas

When
January 21, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Richardson
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.950, -96.720

Hail, Collin

When
January 21, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Collin County, Murphy
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -96.620

Tornado, Leon

When
January 21, 4:35 PM CST to 4:36 PM CST
Where
Leon County, 3 mi NW of Normangee
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
31.070, -96.150

A brief tornado touchdown was reported.

Hail, Leon

When
January 21, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Leon County, 3 mi NW of Normangee
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.070, -96.150

Tornado, Leon

When
January 21, 5:28 PM CST to 5:32 PM CST
Where
Leon County, 4 mi S of Leona
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
31.100, -95.970

A tornado severely damaged the roof of a restaurant. The manager of the restaurant, who was inside the building at the time, received minor injuries.

Hail, Grayson

When
January 25, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Grayson County, Sherman
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.630, -96.570

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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

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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: 5630089, 5630090, 5630091, 5630092, 5630093, 5630094, 5630095, 5630096, 5630097, 5630098, 5630099, 5630100.