Hail, Sherman
- When
- May 26, 9:11 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County, Lautz
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -102.030
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 26, 1998
Severe thunderstorms across the north central sections of the Texas panhandle produced some hail and very heavy rains caused flooding during the late evening hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 across the north central sections of the Texas panhandle produced some hail and very heavy rains caused flooding during the late evening hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Moore
- When
- May 26, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Dumas to 5 mi SW of Dumas
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -102.030
Flash Flood, Moore
- When
- May 26, 10:53 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Dumas
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One car accident from water over State Highway 152 on the east side of Dumas, caused one injury.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Washington, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Idaho, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 26, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Alaska, May 26 to 31, 1998
- Hail in Texas, May 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 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: 5654267, 5654268, 5654269.