Texas, 1998

Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998

June 4 to 5, 1998 · NWS SJT · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

Scattered severe thunderstorms produced widespread hail and wind damage across the area. H.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Scattered severe thunderstorms produced widespread hail and wind damage across the area. The O.H. Ivie reservoir area was particularly hard hit, with wind gusts up to 65 mph and half dollar size hail damaging boats at a local marina. Other hail reports across the area ranged from dime to golf ball size.

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:52 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Concho

When
June 4, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Concho County, 1 mi S of Eden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.200, -99.850

Thunderstorm Wind, McCulloch

When
June 5, 12:54 AM CST
Where
McCulloch County, Lohn
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.320, -99.420

Hail, McCulloch

When
June 5, 12:54 AM CST
Where
McCulloch County, Lohn
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.320, -99.420

Hail, Concho

When
June 5, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Concho County, Eden
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.220, -99.850

Hail, Menard

When
June 5, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Menard County, 6 mi NNE of Menard
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.000, -99.750

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.

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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: 5652774, 5652772, 5652773, 5652771, 5652775.