Hail, Donley
- When
- May 15, 12:42 AM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Howardwick
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -100.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 15, 1998
Severe thunderstorms raked across the eastern Texas panhandle during the early morning hours producing very damaging winds along with some hail. The hardest hit locations were the town of McLean in southeastern Gray county and around Canadian in Hemphill county.
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
- 4
- Property damage
- $600,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms raked across the eastern Texas panhandle during the early morning hours producing very damaging winds along with some hail. The hardest hit locations were the town of McLean in southeastern Gray county and around Canadian in Hemphill county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gray
- When
- May 15, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Mc Lean
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -100.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Gray
- When
- May 15, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Mc Lean
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $575,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -100.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler
- When
- May 15, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Mobeetie
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.520, -100.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler
- When
- May 15, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Shamrock
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -100.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Hemphill
- When
- May 15, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Hemphill County, Canadian
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -100.380
An unofficial report from the public of 91 knot winds in the Gem community of Hemphill county about 15 miles southeast of Canadian as reported in the Canadian newspaper. There was tree damage reported in the county.
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- May 15, 1:33 AM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Wheeler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -100.270
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
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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: 5654138, 5654139, 5654140, 5654141, 5654142, 5654143, 5654144.