Hail, Moore
- When
- July 7, 4:37 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Dumas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -101.970
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, July 7, 1998
Severe thunderstorms across the north central and northeast Texas panhandle produced some hail and strong winds along with some flooding.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms across the north central and northeast Texas panhandle produced some hail and strong winds along with some flooding.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- July 7, 5:16 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Farnsworth to 2 mi SW of Farnsworth
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -101.000
Flash Flood, Ochiltree
- When
- July 7, 9:45 PM CST to 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, 10 mi S of Perryton
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
State Highway 70 reported to have water over the road.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 7, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, July 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 7, 1998
- Flash Flood in Michigan, July 7 to 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 7, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in New York, July 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 7, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, July 7, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 1998
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: 5656715, 5656716, 5656717.