Texas, 1998

Hail in Texas, March 29 to 30, 1998

March 29 to 30, 1998 · NWS AMA · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms across the northeast Texas Panhandle produced large hail late at night.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 AMA wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms across the northeast Texas Panhandle produced large hail late at night.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:56 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ochiltree

When
March 29, 11:38 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County, Perryton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.400, -100.800

Hail, Ochiltree

When
March 29, 11:51 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County, Perryton to 3 mi SW of Perryton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.400, -100.850

Hail, Hemphill

When
March 30, 12:53 AM CST
Where
Hemphill County, 3 mi W of Canadian
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.900, -100.430

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5639575, 5639576, 5639577.