Texas, 1998Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 26, 1998
May 26, 1998 · NWS MAF · 9 events in 2 counties and zones
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Hail, Martin
- When
- May 26, 5:37 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 22 mi N of Stanton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -101.800
This storm developed on the same boundary as Andrews County storm. About the time of this report the storm briefly exhibited characteristics of a Classic Supercell, but the storm sent out an outflow boundary to the south that blocked its inflow.
Hail, Martin
- When
- May 26, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Lenorah
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -101.870
The storm over northern Martin County sagged southward to Lenorah.
Hail, Martin
- When
- May 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Stanton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -101.800
This storm formed along the outflow boundary of the Lenorah storm.
Hail, Howard
- When
- May 26, 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 2 mi N of Big Spring
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -101.470
This storm developed on the original outflow boundary on which the Andrews and Martin County storms formed.
Hail, Martin
- When
- May 26, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 2 mi NE of Stanton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -101.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- May 26, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 2 mi NE of Stanton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -101.780
Hail, Howard
- When
- May 26, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 8 mi W of Big Spring
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -101.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- May 26, 7:11 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 1 mi N of Big Spring
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -101.470
Hail, Howard
- When
- May 26, 7:22 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 12 mi SW of Big Spring
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -101.620
The Lenorah, Stanton, and Big Spring storms eventually merged into a large cluster that covered over 1000 square miles of eastern Martin and western and central Howard counties. This cluster began to move to the east out of the area.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 19982 injured · $2.1 million · F1 · 49 events
- Flash Flooding in Washington, May 26 to 27, 1998$4.0 million · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 26 to 27, 1998$400,000 · 70 kt wind · 26 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Idaho, May 26 to 27, 1998$610,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 19981 injured · $120,000 · 1.75 in hail · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 26, 1998$400,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Alaska, May 26 to 31, 1998$250,000 · 2 events
- Hail in Texas, May 26, 1998$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 19981 injured · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 26, 1998$21,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 1998$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 26, 19981 injured · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
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: 5652931, 5652932, 5652933, 5652934, 5652935, 5652936, 5652937, 5652938, 5652939.