Thunderstorm Wind, McCulloch
- When
- July 18, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County, Brady
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -99.330
Power lines knocked down across the city
Damaging Winds in Texas, July 18, 1998
For the third consecutive day, scattered thunderstorms produced damaging microbursts across the Heartland of West Central Texas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $18,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 SJT wrote it up.
For the third consecutive day, scattered thunderstorms produced damaging microbursts across the Heartland of West Central Texas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Saba
- When
- July 18, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- San Saba County, San Saba
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.200, -98.730
Winds estimated at 60 mph uprooted trees and disrupted power lines throughout the community.
Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman
- When
- July 18, 3:16 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County, Coleman
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -99.430
High winds damaged the football stadium in Coleman, knocked power lines down, and tore a roof off of a mobile home.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Saba
- When
- July 18, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- San Saba County, San Saba
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.200, -98.730
A hay shed was damaged by high winds.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 22, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 18 to 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 21, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 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: 5662230, 5662231, 5662232, 5662233.