Texas, 1998

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1998

May 25, 1998 · NWS LUB · 19 events in 6 counties and zones

14 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$538,000
Crop damage
$295,000
Events
19

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.

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Event by event

14 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cochran

When
May 25, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Cochran County, Whiteface
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
33.600, -102.620

Hail, Yoakum

When
May 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Yoakum County, 12 mi N of Plains
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
33.350, -102.830

Hail, Cochran

When
May 25, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Cochran County, 15 mi S of Lehman
Measured
2.75 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
33.400, -102.800

Hail, Hockley

When
May 25, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Hockley County, 4 mi W of Sundown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -102.570

Hail, Terry

When
May 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Terry County, 5 mi WSW of Needmore
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
33.280, -102.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Terry

When
May 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Meadow
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
33.330, -102.200

Hail, Terry

When
May 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Meadow
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.330, -102.200

Hail, Terry

When
May 25, 6:53 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Brownfield
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Hail, Terry

When
May 25, 6:59 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Meadow
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.330, -102.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Terry

When
May 25, 7:11 PM CST
Where
Terry County, Union
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
33.030, -102.230

Hail, Lynn

When
May 25, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 16 mi SW of Tahoka
Measured
1.5 in hail
Crop damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.020, -101.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
May 25, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 16 mi SW of Tahoka
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
33.020, -101.980

Hail, Lynn

When
May 25, 7:33 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 5 mi W of Tahoka
Measured
2.75 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
33.180, -101.870

Hail, Lynn

When
May 25, 7:44 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, Odonnell
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.970, -101.830

Hail, Lynn

When
May 25, 7:51 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, Tahoka
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
33.180, -101.780

Hail, Stonewall

When
May 25, 7:56 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County, 7 mi W of Aspermont
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$10,000
Coordinates
33.150, -100.350

Tornado, Lynn

When
May 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 3 mi S of Draw
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.970, -101.670

Hail, Stonewall

When
May 25, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County, 3 mi S of Aspermont
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$10,000
Coordinates
33.100, -100.230

Hail, Stonewall

When
May 25, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County, Aspermont
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.150, -100.230

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5648129, 5648130, 5648131, 5648132, 5648133, 5648139, 5648140, 5648141, 5648142, 5648135, 5648143, 5648144, 5648134, 5648145, 5648138, 5648136, 5648137, 5648146, 5648147.