Hail, Fayette
- When
- June 5, 4:21 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 2 mi N of Flatonia
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -97.120
Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 5, 1998
A small and short-lived tornado struck just north of Engle, knocking down numerous trees as it moved briefly northeastward. The tornado was preceded by a series of brief downbursts in the Flatonia area that blew over numerous trees.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 EWX wrote it up.
A small and short-lived tornado struck just north of Engle, knocking down numerous trees as it moved briefly northeastward. The tornado was preceded by a series of brief downbursts in the Flatonia area that blew over numerous trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Fayette
- When
- June 5, 4:21 PM CST to 4:22 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Flatonia
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- June 5, 4:21 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Flatonia
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -97.120
Hail, Fayette
- When
- June 5, 4:25 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Flatonia
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -97.120
Tornado, Fayette
- When
- June 5, 4:32 PM CST to 4:34 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Engle to 2 mi NE of Engle
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -97.000
Hail, Fayette
- When
- June 5, 4:40 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Schulenburg
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -96.920
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Washington, June 5 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1998Warnings 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: 5650701, 5650702, 5650703, 5650704, 5650705, 5650706.