Texas, 1998Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998
March 30, 1998 · NWS SHV · 3 events in 1 county or zone
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $32,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- March 30, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, 4 mi SW of Quitman
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -95.480
Thunderstorm winds tore a roof off a home with a few upstairs windows blown out near the intersection of CR 2100 and FM 779.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- March 30, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, 4 mi S of Quitman
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -95.430
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a carport .
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- March 30, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, 5 mi E of Quitman
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -95.350
Several powerlines were down east of town leading to power outages.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, March 30 to 31, 19981 death · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, March 30, 1998$142,000 · F1 · 17 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1998$137,000 · F1 · 12 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998$151,000 · F0 · 30 events
- Flooding in Iowa, March 30 to 31, 1998$90,000 · 9 events
- Lightning Strike in Maine, March 30, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in New York, March 30 to 31, 1998$50,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998$600 · 1 in hail · 32 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 30 to 31, 199826 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998$500 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, March 30 to 31, 1998$10,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Blizzard in Alaska, March 30 to 31, 19984 events
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: 5634150, 5634151, 5634152.