Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12 to 18, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12 to 18, 1998
Start: 1998-07-12T16:05
End: 1998-07-18T14:32
Location: Texas

July 12 to 18, 1998 · NWS FWD · 29 events in 19 counties and zones

23 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $138,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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 Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:02 UTC.

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Event by event

23 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Delta

When: July 12, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Delta County, Cooper
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.370, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When: July 12, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Delta County, Cooper
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.370, -95.680

A portable sign was blown down onto a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: July 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Spgs
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.130, -95.600

Thunderstorm winds unroofed houses and blew down trees and power lines.

Hail, Rains

When: July 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Rains County, 10 mi SE of Emory
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.770, -95.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: July 12, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Bardwell Lake
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.280, -96.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: July 12, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Navarro County, Emhouse
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.170, -96.580

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and caused minor structural damage to buildings.

Hail, Comanche

When: July 13, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, 5 mi N of Comanche
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.970, -98.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: July 14, 1:44 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, De Leon
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.120, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: July 14, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Bell County, Pendleton
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.200, -97.350

Two barns were blown down from thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: July 14, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Bell County, Troy
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 31.200, -97.300

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 16, 2:12 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 5 mi W of Hamilton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.700, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: July 16, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.750, -97.350

A food preparation warehouse had windows blown in and an exhaust stack blown off the roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: July 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, North Richland Hills
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.830, -97.250

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: July 16, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Blue Mound
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.880, -97.370

Thunderstorm winds peeled off the roof from a building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: July 16, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Limestone County, Thornton
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.400, -96.580

Power poles were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: July 16, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Limestone County, Groesbeck
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 31.530, -96.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque

When: July 17, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Bosque County, Meridian
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.920, -97.650

Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, McLennan

When: July 17, 2:00 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Lorena
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.380, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 17, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Hamilton
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.700, -98.120

An apartment building was unroofed and powerlines were blown down from thunderstorm winds.

Lightning, McLennan

When: July 17, 2:25 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Woodway
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house was struck by lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: July 17, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Bell County, Killeen
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.130, -97.730

Powerlines were blown down from thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: July 17, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County, Kaufman
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.580, -96.320

Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: July 17, 3:47 PM CST
Where: Collin County, 1 mi N of Royse City
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.000, -96.330

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: July 17, 3:56 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County, Edgewood
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.700, -95.880

A house was unroofed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: July 17, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Elkhart
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.620, -95.580

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto buildings. Road signs were blown down and a small shed was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: July 17, 4:27 PM CST
Where: Henderson County, Athens
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.200, -95.850

Powerlines were blown down from thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Grayson

When: July 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Whitesboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.650, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: July 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Waxahachie
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.400, -96.850

A garage was damaged by high thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When: July 18, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Coryell County, Gatesville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.430, -97.750

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5672014, 5672015, 5672016, 5672017, 5672018, 5672019, 5672020, 5672011, 5672012, 5672013, 5672009, 5671914, 5671915, 5672006, 5672007, 5672008, 5672021, 5672023, 5672025, 5672024, 5672026, 5672028, 5672030, 5672027, 5672108, 5672029, 5672022, 5672109, 5672010.