Hail, Irion
- When
- May 25, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Irion County, 18 mi W of Mertzon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.270, -101.120
Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1998
Severe storms developed and moved very slowly across the Concho Valley. Several brief tornado touchdowns were reported, as well as hail up to 3 inches in diameter.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 28
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 SJT wrote it up.
Severe storms developed and moved very slowly across the Concho Valley. Several brief tornado touchdowns were reported, as well as hail up to 3 inches in diameter. Golf ball size hail hit the northeast side of San Angelo, breaking windows out of both homes and vehicles.
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:03 UTC.
Event by event
20 hail, 3 tornado, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Irion
- When
- May 25, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Irion County, 18 mi W of Mertzon
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.270, -101.120
Baseball size hail
Hail, Sterling
- When
- May 25, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sterling County, Sterling City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -101.000
Tornado, Irion
- When
- May 25, 5:56 PM CST
- Where
- Irion County, 12 mi NW of Mertzon
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -100.970
Brief tornado touchdown
Tornado, Irion
- When
- May 25, 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Irion County, 10 mi NW of Mertzon
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -100.930
Brief tornado touchdown
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- May 25, 6:21 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Colorado City
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -100.850
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- May 25, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, 2 mi E of Colorado City
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -100.820
Hail, Nolan
- When
- May 25, 6:44 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County, 3 mi W of Roscoe
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -100.580
Hail, Fisher
- When
- May 25, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, 7 mi SW of Roby
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.680, -100.470
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 25, 7:01 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, San Angelo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -100.430
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 25, 7:02 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, San Angelo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -100.430
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 25, 7:12 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, San Angelo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -100.430
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 25, 7:14 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, San Angelo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -100.430
Hail up to golf ball size broke windows across the northeast sections of San Angelo
Hail, Fisher
- When
- May 25, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, Rotan
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -100.470
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 25, 7:21 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, San Angelo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -100.430
Flash Flood, Coke
- When
- May 25, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County, Bronte
- Coordinates
- 31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 277 in Bronte was flooded
Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman
- When
- May 25, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County, Coleman
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -99.430
Several power poles blown over and a barn destroyed
Tornado, Coke
- When
- May 25, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County, 10 mi SW of Robert Lee
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 0.1 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -100.600
Brief tornado touchdown
Hail, Sterling
- When
- May 25, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Sterling County, 8 mi NE of Sterling City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -100.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Coke
- When
- May 26, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Coke County, Robert Lee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -100.480
Hail, Coke
- When
- May 26, 12:28 AM CST
- Where
- Coke County, Robert Lee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -100.480
Flash Flood, Sterling
- When
- May 26, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Sterling County, Sterling City
- Coordinates
- 31.828, -101.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding reported in Sterling City
Hail, Coke
- When
- May 26, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Coke County, Robert Lee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -100.480
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 26, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County, Water Vly
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -100.730
Flash Flood, Coke
- When
- May 26, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Coke County, Robert Lee
- Coordinates
- 31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding reported in Robert Lee
Hail, Concho
- When
- May 26, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Concho County, 6 mi W of Paint Rock
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.520, -100.020
Hail, Callahan
- When
- May 26, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Callahan County, Cross Plains
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -99.170
Hail, Concho
- When
- May 26, 3:12 AM CST
- Where
- Concho County, Eden
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.220, -99.850
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 25, 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: 5641134, 5641135, 5641136, 5641137, 5641138, 5641139, 5641140, 5641141, 5641142, 5641143, 5641144, 5641145, 5641146, 5641147, 5641148, 5641149, 5641150, 5641151, 5640917, 5641152, 5641153, 5640914, 5640920, 5640915, 5641154, 5640918, 5640919, 5640916.