Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998
Start: 1998-06-04T16:27
End: 1998-06-05T07:00
Location: Texas

June 4 to 5, 1998 · NWS FWD · 74 events in 32 counties and zones

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a slow-moving cold front. These storms produced numerous instances of damaging wind gusts.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $281,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 74

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 FWD wrote it up.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a slow-moving cold front. These storms produced numerous instances of damaging wind gusts. Dense smoke from Mexican and Central American wildfires hampered storm spotters during the late afternoon and evening as visibilities lowered to near three miles in many locations.

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Event by event

53 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stephens

When: June 4, 4:27 PM CST
Where: Stephens County, Gunsight
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.530, -98.870

Hail, Eastland

When: June 4, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, 5 mi NW of Cisco
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.430, -99.030

Hail, Jack

When: June 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Jack County, Perrin
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.030, -98.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When: June 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Nocona
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.800, -97.750

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines.

Hail, Eastland

When: June 4, 5:06 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, 10 mi NW of Eastland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.500, -98.930

Hail, Palo Pinto

When: June 4, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, 1 mi NW of Mineral Wells
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.820, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When: June 4, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Montague County, St Jo
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.700, -97.530

Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines and damaged buildings.

Hail, Montague

When: June 4, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Montague County, St Jo
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.700, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When: June 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Gainesville
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.630, -97.150

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland

When: June 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, Gorman
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.220, -98.680

Thunderstorm winds blew down a storage building and took a sheet metal roof from a house.

Hail, Wise

When: June 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Wise County, 1 mi W of Bridgeport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.220, -97.780

Hail, Erath

When: June 4, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Erath County, 1 mi N of Dublin
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.100, -98.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: June 4, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Whitesboro
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.650, -96.920

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, powerlines, and fences.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mills

When: June 4, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Mills County, 5 mi SE of Mullin
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.500, -98.600

Thunderstorm winds overturned a boat dock on Lake Merritt. Thunderstorm winds also donwed large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: June 4, 6:16 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Sherman Muni Arpt
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 33.630, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Somervell

When: June 4, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Somervell County, 5 mi W of Glen Rose
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.230, -97.830

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a building.

Hail, Tarrant

When: June 4, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Blue Mound
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.880, -97.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Denton
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.220, -97.150

Thunderstorm winds downed signs and a large tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When: June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Erath County, Bunyan
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.170, -98.370

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and took the roof from a mobile home.

Hail, Hood

When: June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hood County, 5 mi S of Tolar
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.330, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: June 4, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Keller
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.930, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: June 4, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Saginaw
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.870, -97.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When: June 4, 6:43 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, 7 mi E of Gainesville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.630, -97.030

Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: June 4, 6:46 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Saginaw
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.870, -97.370

Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines and blew garage doors into garages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Collin County, Celina
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.320, -96.780

Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs. No dollar amount of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Countywide
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.650, -96.750

Wind damage was reported at many locations in Grayson County. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Colleyville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.880, -97.150

Thunderstorm winds blew a large metal fence gate from its hinges.

Hail, Tarrant

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Keller
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.930, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Watauga
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.850, -97.270

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Lightning, Johnson

When: June 4, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Cleburne
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a house, setting it on fire.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: June 4, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Cleburne
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.350, -97.400

Thunderstorm winds destroyed two mobile homes and damaged 15 others. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: June 4, 7:13 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, 8 mi E of Cleburne
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.350, -97.270

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: June 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Leonard
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.380, -96.250

Thunderstorm winds blew trees onto houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: June 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Trenton
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.430, -96.350

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and a light pole.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: June 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Rio Vista
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.230, -97.380

Thunderstorm winds downed trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: June 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Grapevine
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.930, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: June 4, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, 8 mi N of Bonham
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.700, -96.180

Thunderstorm winds blew trees onto powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: June 4, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Dallas County, Sachse
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.980, -96.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: June 4, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Wolfe City
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.370, -96.080

Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines. No dollar estimate of damage was provided.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Maypearl
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.320, -97.020

Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Red Oak
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.520, -96.800

Thunderstorm winds downed trees, damaging a fence and a carport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Waxahachie
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.400, -96.850

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When: June 4, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Hill County, Itasca
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.170, -97.150

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When: June 4, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Delta County, Klondike
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.330, -95.770

Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: June 4, 8:12 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Wolfe City
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.370, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Lampasas

When: June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Lampasas County, Lometa
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.230, -98.380

Thunderstorm winds damaged an outbuilding. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Navarro County, Corbet
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.020, -96.530

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Navarro County, Corsicana
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.100, -96.470

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Navarro County, Dawson
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.880, -96.720

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: June 4, 8:32 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Paris
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 33.650, -95.530

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: June 4, 8:33 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County, Kaufman
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.580, -96.320

Thunderstorm winds unroofed buildings and downed signs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When: June 4, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Hill County, Hubbard
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.850, -96.800

Thunderstorm winds took the roof from a house and blew a metal awning onto two cars. Three people were injured by flying glass. Thunderstorm winds also damaged buildings and downed trees.

Hail, Navarro

When: June 4, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Navarro County, Silver City
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.970, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: June 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Limestone County, Coolidge
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.750, -96.670

Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: June 4, 9:03 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County, Wills Pt
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.700, -96.000

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Hail, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:04 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, 7 mi NE of Mc Gregor
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.500, -97.330

Flash Flood, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:04 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, 2 mi S of Mc Gregor Muni Arpt
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:14 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Woodway
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.520, -97.200

Hail, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:17 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, 3 mi E of Moody
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.320, -97.300

Flash Flood, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:17 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Moody
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding was reported in Moody.

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:17 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, West
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.800, -97.100

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Limestone County, Coolidge
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.750, -96.670

Wind damage was reported by the county sheriff. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Mc Gregor
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.430, -97.420

Thunderstorm winds damaged a roof. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Lightning, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Waco
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning started a house fire.

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Waco
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.150

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County, Grand Saline
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.670, -95.720

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: June 4, 9:54 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Waco
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.150

Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: June 4, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Montalba
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.880, -95.700

Thunderstorm winds downed trees. No dollar estimate of damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: June 4, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Limestone County, Groesbeck
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.530, -96.520

Thunderstorm winds blew trees onto cars and houses.

Hail, Coryell

When: June 5, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Coryell County, Turnersville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.620, -97.750

Hail, McLennan

When: June 5, 3:38 AM CST
Where: McLennan County, Robinson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.470, -97.120

Hail, Limestone

When: June 5, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Limestone County, Groesbeck
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.530, -96.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: June 5, 4:35 AM CST
Where: Limestone County, 4 mi E of Groesbeck
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 31.530, -96.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: June 5, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Henderson County, Athens
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 32.200, -95.850

Thunderstorm winds unroofed a house. Three people were injured by debris when they abandoned the house. Thunderstorm winds also downed numerous trees and powerlines.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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.

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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: 5656692, 5656693, 5656694, 5656696, 5656695, 5656697, 5656698, 5656699, 5656700, 5656701, 5656702, 5656703, 5656704, 5656974, 5656975, 5656976, 5656977, 5656978, 5656979, 5656980, 5656981, 5656982, 5656983, 5656984, 5656985, 5656986, 5656987, 5656988, 5656989, 5656990, 5656991, 5656992, 5656993, 5656994, 5656995, 5656996, 5656997, 5655321, 5655322, 5655323, and more.