Texas, 1998

Blizzard in Texas, March 7 to 8, 1998

March 7 to 8, 1998 · NWS AMA · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

12 blizzard, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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.

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Event by event

12 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, Hartley

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST to March 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hartley forecast zone
Coordinates
35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Moore

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST to March 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Moore forecast zone
Coordinates
35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Hutchinson

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST to March 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson forecast zone
Coordinates
35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Roberts

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST to March 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Roberts forecast zone
Coordinates
35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Hemphill

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST to March 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hemphill forecast zone
Coordinates
35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Oldham

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST to March 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Oldham forecast zone
Coordinates
35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Potter

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Coordinates
35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Carson

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Carson forecast zone
Coordinates
35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Gray

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Gray forecast zone
Coordinates
35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Wheeler

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Wheeler forecast zone
Coordinates
35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Deaf Smith

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Deaf Smith forecast zone
Coordinates
34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Randall

When
March 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Randall forecast zone
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Blizzard
Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.

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The same day elsewhere

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: 5639542, 5639543, 5639544, 5639545, 5639546, 5639547, 5639548, 5639549, 5639550, 5639551, 5639552, 5639553.