Hail, Austin
- When
- June 5, 3:56 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, Welcome
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.030, -96.480
Hail along HWY 109.
Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 5, 1998
13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- $136,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brazos
- When
- June 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos County, 4 mi W of College Station
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 30.600, -96.400
Hail at BYYT2.
Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity
- When
- June 5, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, 4 mi S of Trinity
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -95.380
Boat overturned in Lake Livingston by high wind gusts.
Hail, Trinity
- When
- June 5, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Apple Spgs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.220, -94.950
Hail, Grimes
- When
- June 5, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Grimes County, 10 mi N of Navasota
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.530, -96.080
Hail on FM 159.
Hail, Waller
- When
- June 5, 4:51 PM CST
- Where
- Waller County, Hempstead
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.100, -96.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Austin
- When
- June 5, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, 6 mi N of Bellville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 30.030, -96.270
Hurricane fence damaged and trampoline blown 200 yards downwind.
Hail, Brazos
- When
- June 5, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos County, 4 mi SSE of Wellborn
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 30.480, -96.270
Hail along FM 2154.
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- June 5, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, 7 mi N of Huntsville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.820, -95.570
Trees blown down and 3/4" hail.
Hail, Colorado
- When
- June 5, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, Weimar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.700, -96.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Colorado
- When
- June 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, Weimar
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.700, -96.780
Trees blown down along FM 250.
Hail, Colorado
- When
- June 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, 1 mi E of Columbus
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -96.530
Hail, Waller
- When
- June 5, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Waller County, Waller
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 30.050, -95.920
Hail, Harris
- When
- June 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, 4 mi NE of Hockley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 30.070, -95.800
Hail at intersection of U.S. 290 & FM 2920.
Hail, Wharton
- When
- June 5, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, 4 mi NW of Louise
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.150, -96.450
Hail, Wharton
- When
- June 5, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, El Campo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.200, -96.280
Tornado, Fort Bend
- When
- June 5, 9:46 PM CST to 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, Rosenberg
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.550, -95.800
Brief tornado touchdown at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. Moderate roof damage to structures along with signs and trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- June 5, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, 4 mi E of Rosharon
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 29.350, -95.380
Trees blown down and cars blown into ditches along HWY 288.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- June 5, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, 5 mi N of West Columbia
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 29.220, -95.650
Trees blown down and cars blown into ditches along HWY 36.
Hail, Galveston
- When
- June 5, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, Jamaica Beach
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.180, -94.970
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.
- 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 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
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- 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
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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: 5661525, 5661599, 5661523, 5661524, 5661600, 5661601, 5661602, 5661607, 5661603, 5661604, 5661605, 5661606, 5661609, 5661608, 5661610, 5661611, 5661612, 5661613, 5661614, 5661615.