Lightning, Wichita
- When
- July 13, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Burkburnett
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 1998
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed over western portions of north Texas during the late afternoon and early evening of the 13th. A roof was blown off of 5 bays of a vehicle garage at the Wichita County Precinct in Burkburnett (Wichita County).
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $11,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Numerous severe thunderstorms developed over western portions of north Texas during the late afternoon and early evening of the 13th. A roof was blown off of 5 bays of a vehicle garage at the Wichita County Precinct in Burkburnett (Wichita County). In addition, two telephone poles were blown down; eight inch tree limbs were blown down, one through the windshield of a car; two, three-foot diameter trees were blown over between the campuses of Hardin Elementary and Burkburnett Junior High School, and sheet metal roofing was blown off of a building on West 3rd St. One man was injured at a local gas station when he was standing near a utility pole as it was struck by lightning. Paramedics checked him out at the scene and released him. A house was also struck by lightning and caught on fire. The fire department quickly extinguished the fire resulting in only minimal damage. Lastly, power lines were downed 10 west of Henrietta in Clay County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- July 13, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 4 mi NW of Wichita Falls
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -98.550
Hail, Wichita
- When
- July 13, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Burkburnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -98.570
Hail, Wichita
- When
- July 13, 5:45 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 2 mi N of Sheppard Afb
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -98.500
Hail, Wichita
- When
- July 13, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Sheppard Afb
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -98.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- July 13, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 5 mi N of Wichita Falls
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -98.500
Hail, Archer
- When
- July 13, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Holliday
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -98.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 13, 6:11 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 3 mi SW of Dean
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -98.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- July 13, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Burkburnett
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -98.570
Hail, Archer
- When
- July 13, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, 8 mi S of Holliday
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -98.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 13, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 10 mi W of Henrietta
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -98.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Archer
- When
- July 13, 7:03 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, 10 mi SE of Megargel
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -98.800
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- 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.
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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: 5672579, 5672479, 5672480, 5672481, 5672487, 5672484, 5672482, 5672483, 5672488, 5672485, 5672486, 5672578.