Thunderstorm Wind, Frio
- When
- March 16, 1:08 AM CST to 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Frio County, Pearsall
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 28.880, -99.080
Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at between 70 and 90 knots took roofs off a trailer and caused damage to 6 homes and several businesses in and around Pearsall. In addition, a 220-foot radio tower was blown over, with damages estimated at $15,000.
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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at between 70 and 90 knots took roofs off a trailer and caused damage to 6 homes and several businesses in and around Pearsall. In addition, a 220-foot radio tower was blown over, with damages estimated at $15,000.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 16, 1998
- High Wind in Mississippi, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flood in Oklahoma, March 16 to 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flooding in Nebraska, March 16 to 19, 1998
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, March 16 to 17, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, March 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: 5633515.