Hail, Andrews
- When
- May 14, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Andrews
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -102.550
The first cell in the region began in western Andrews County and intensified rapidly as it approached the city of Andrews.
Hail in Texas, May 14 to 15, 1998
A Pacific Cold Front pushed eastward into the Permian Basin late on the evening of the 14th. 00Z soundings in the area showed a fairly strong capping inversion that was suppressing deep convection in the area.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 MAF wrote it up.
A Pacific Cold Front pushed eastward into the Permian Basin late on the evening of the 14th. 00Z soundings in the area showed a fairly strong capping inversion that was suppressing deep convection in the area. Increasing low level winds and moisture combined to break the cap in western Andrews County. Surface temperatures were in the 75-80 degree range with dew points in the mid 60s. Winds were very strong on both sides of the front enabling upward motion, due to the resulting convergence, to break through the -73 J/kg cap as seen from the modified 00z sounding. CAPE values were near 3800 J/kg.Soon after the Andrews County storm developed a line of small cells began to form along the front that stretched from Lubbock to Odessa. As the line of storms moved into richer moisture it filled in completely and there was an almost continuous line of 50+ dBz echoes once the convection reached a line from north of Snyder to Big Lake.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:49 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Scurry
- When
- May 15, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, Snyder
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -100.900
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: 5652679, 5652680.