Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop
- When
- July 14, 3:35 PM CST to 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Bastrop County, Paige
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.220, -97.120
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power poles and blocked roads.
Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 14, 1998
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:35 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gonzales
- When
- July 14, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, 3 mi E of Gonzales
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.500, -97.420
Hail, Gonzales
- When
- July 14, 4:10 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, 3 mi E of Gonzales
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.500, -97.420
Tornado, Gonzales
- When
- July 14, 4:15 PM CST to 4:17 PM CST
- Where
- Gonzales County, Gonzales to 2 mi E of Gonzales
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.500, -97.430
A small and short-lived tornado struck just east of Gonzales, destroying one mobile home while also damaging 5 homes and wrapping tin roofs around poles. The tornado was preceded by severe winds that also damaged sheds and the roofs of outbuildings, as well as by large hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- July 14, 4:25 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Fayetteville
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -96.670
Trees were blown down by severe winds, blocking FM955 for nearly 1 hour.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- July 14, 5:00 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Giddings
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -96.930
Severe thunderstorm winds struck the Northrup area near Giddings, knocking down trees and taking the roofs off mobile homes and small sheds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- July 14, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Luling
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -97.650
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in the Luling area. One building collapsed as a result of the downburst. The storms also produced large hail across the county.
Hail, Caldwell
- When
- July 14, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Luling
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -97.650
Hail, Caldwell
- When
- July 14, 5:35 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Lockhart
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.880, -97.670
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.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Illinois, July 14 to 15, 1998
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- Heat in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 14, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
More
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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: 5658357, 5658358, 5658359, 5658360, 5658361, 5658365, 5658362, 5658363, 5658364.