Hail, Live Oak
- When
- June 15, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, George West
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.330, -98.120
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1998
9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells
- When
- June 15, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Orange Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 27.970, -97.930
Hail, Bee
- When
- June 15, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bee County, Beeville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.400, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells
- When
- June 15, 3:35 PM CST to 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Alice
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 27.750, -98.080
Thunderstorm wind destroyed two portable buildings and downed power poles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- June 15, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Nueces County, 1 mi W of Agua Dulce
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 27.800, -97.920
Thunderstorm wind overturned a tractor trailer on U.S. highway 44.
Hail, Goliad
- When
- June 15, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Goliad County, Berclair
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.530, -97.580
Hail, Bee
- When
- June 15, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bee County, Beeville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.400, -97.750
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- June 15, 4:23 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Orange Grove
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 27.970, -97.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Goliad
- When
- June 15, 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Goliad County, Berclair
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.530, -97.580
Hail, Victoria
- When
- June 15, 4:43 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria County, Nursery
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.920, -97.100
Hail, Goliad
- When
- June 15, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Goliad County, 5 mi E of Weesatche
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 28.850, -97.350
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- June 15, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Sandia
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.020, -97.880
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- June 15, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, 5 mi SW of Ben Bolt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 27.600, -98.130
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, June 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 15, 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: 5653588, 5653589, 5653590, 5653591, 5653592, 5653594, 5653595, 5653596, 5653597, 5653599, 5652943, 5652944, 5652945.