Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- May 3, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, Fritch
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -101.600
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 1998
Severe thunderstorms raked across the central Texas panhandle during the evening hours producing downburst wind damage and small hail.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 central Texas panhandle during the evening hours producing downburst wind damage and small hail.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:09 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson
- When
- May 3, 8:27 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 3 mi E of Fritch
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -101.550
Strong winds blew roof off a building and several campers were blown over.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carson
- When
- May 3, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 11 mi W of Panhandle
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -101.580
Hail, Carson
- When
- May 3, 8:46 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, Pantex
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -101.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong
- When
- May 3, 9:04 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, Washburn
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -101.580
Two vehicles were blown off U.S. Highway 287 with one overturned.
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
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 3, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Georgia, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 3, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, May 3, 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: 5654045, 5654042, 5654043, 5654046, 5654044.