Hail, Nueces
- When
- March 7, 12:05 AM CST to 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County, Robstown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.780, -97.670
Numerous reports of quarter sized hail.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7 to 16, 1998
10 hail, 4 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 16 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:05 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- March 7, 12:07 AM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Alice
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.750, -98.080
Hail, Nueces
- When
- March 7, 12:20 AM CST to 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County, Corpus Christi
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.780, -97.420
Numerous reports of golfball sized hail.
Hail, San Patricio
- When
- March 7, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County, Taft
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.980, -97.380
Hail, Aransas
- When
- March 7, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Aransas County, Rockport
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.020, -97.050
Hail, Duval
- When
- March 7, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Duval County, Freer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.880, -98.620
Hail, Bee
- When
- March 7, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bee County, Tuleta
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.570, -97.780
Hail, Goliad
- When
- March 7, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Goliad County, Weesatche
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.850, -97.430
Hail, Victoria
- When
- March 7, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria County, Mission Vly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.900, -97.200
Hail, Duval
- When
- March 7, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Duval County, San Diego
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.770, -98.250
Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle
- When
- March 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- La Salle County, Cotulla
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.430, -99.230
Numerous reports of several trees blown down and uprooted along with damage to mobile homes by strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind, McMullen
- When
- March 16, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- McMullen County, 10 mi N of Tilden
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.600, -98.550
NWS spotter report of numerous trees blown down and uprooted. A barn door was demolished along with a shed and a wind mill.
Thunderstorm Wind, Live Oak
- When
- March 16, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Whitsett
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.630, -98.270
Law enforcement officer report of a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria
- When
- March 16, 5:45 AM CST
- Where
- Victoria County, 8 mi SE of Victoria
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.720, -96.880
Public report of structural damage to a roof and a wind mill.
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 Winds in Texas, March 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 7, 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: 5632919, 5632920, 5632921, 5632923, 5632922, 5632914, 5632915, 5632916, 5632917, 5632918, 5632924, 5632925, 5632926, 5632927.