Hail, Llano
- When
- March 7, 4:15 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Llano County, Castell
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -98.950
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 1998
9 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $180,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Llano
- When
- March 7, 4:40 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Llano County, Llano
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -98.670
Hail, Gillespie
- When
- March 7, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Gillespie County, 15 mi NE of Fredericksburg
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.430, -98.680
Hail, Blanco
- When
- March 7, 5:15 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Blanco County, Round Mtn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.430, -98.330
Hail, Blanco
- When
- March 7, 5:15 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Blanco County, Johnson City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -98.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- March 7, 5:50 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County, Austin
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
A severe thunderstorm produced winds that damaged the roofs of numerous homes in Austin.
Hail, Hays
- When
- March 7, 6:00 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hays County, Henly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -98.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Hays
- When
- March 7, 6:00 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hays County, San Marcos to 10 mi NW of San Marcos
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 30.000, -98.020
Numerous trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Comal
- When
- March 7, 6:25 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Comal County, 5 mi NW of Canyon Res
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -98.320
Reported by Amateur Radio spotters.
Hail, Guadalupe
- When
- March 7, 6:50 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Guadalupe County, 6 mi NE of Geronimo
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -97.900
Reported by Amateur Radio spotters.
Hail, Caldwell
- When
- March 7, 7:10 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 5 mi W of Luling
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -97.730
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, March 7 to 8, 1998
- Blizzard in Kansas, March 7 to 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, March 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 7 to 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, March 7, 1998
- Hail in Mississippi, March 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 7 to 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 7 to 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, March 7, 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: 5635253, 5635254, 5633494, 5633495, 5633496, 5633497, 5633498, 5633499, 5633500, 5633501, 5633502.