Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 1998

Name: Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 1998
Start: 1998-07-13T22:11
End: 1998-07-13T23:30
Location: Texas

July 13, 1998 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $11,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos

When: July 13, 10:11 PM CST to 10:25 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, 11 mi W of Ft Stockton
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.880, -103.050

Colliding outflow boundaries initiated explosive multicellular thunderstorm development near the intersection of U.S. Highway 285 and FM 1776. The storms moved to the south-southwest near the Firestone Test Track where 5 utility poles were knocked down. When the storm reached I-10, 15 highway signs were blown down including one large "exit" sign that lost 7 panels.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos

When: July 13, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, 34 mi SW of Ft Stockton
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.530, -103.270

This same storm moved to the southwest along Highway 67 where a highway sign was blown down 20 miles south of the I-10 interchange.

What these are

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.

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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: 5667037, 5667038.