Texas, 1998

Heat and Hail in Texas, July 15, 1998

July 15, 1998 · NWS HGX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 heat, 1 hail, 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.

  • 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
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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.

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 heat, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Harris

When
July 15, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Harris forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat related death. Deceased lived in a metal shed.

Hail, Harris

When
July 15, 4:32 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Houston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.730, -95.370

Hail at Federal Rd & I-10.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heat, Harris1998-07-1536MaleOtherDirect

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
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.

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: 5665703, 5665704.