Thunderstorm Wind, Ward
- When
- June 10, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Ward County, Royalty
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Coordinates
- 31.510, -103.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
14 Utility poles downed in the Royalty area.
Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $17,000
- 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.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:04 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Presidio
- When
- June 10, 4:06 PM CST
- Where
- Presidio County, 21 mi WNW of Marfa
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.000, -104.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 70 mph wind was reported at the Aerostat site west of Marfa.
Thunderstorm Wind, Presidio
- When
- June 10, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Presidio County, Marfa
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.000, -104.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheet metal was blown off roofs in town and a 72 mph wind gust was recorded by the KMRF AWOS station at the airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jeff Davis
- When
- June 10, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jeff Davis County, 10 mi NW of Ft Davis
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.716, -104.140 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
60 mph wind gusts at McDonald Observatory.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 10 to 27, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Tornado in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1998
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 10, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 10 to 11, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 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: 5652162, 5652163, 5652164, 5652165.