Hail, Deaf Smith
- When
- May 8, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith County, 20 mi N of Hereford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -102.400
Hail in Texas, May 8, 1998
Severe thunderstorms moved north across the western sections of the Texas panhandle during the afternoon and an isolated severe thunderstorm developed over the southeast Texas panhandle during the evening hours producing reports of 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
- None recorded
- 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 moved north across the western sections of the Texas panhandle during the afternoon and an isolated severe thunderstorm developed over the southeast Texas panhandle during the evening hours producing reports of hail.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Oldham
- When
- May 8, 2:11 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County, Boys Ranch
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -102.250
Hail, Hartley
- When
- May 8, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hartley County, 1 mi SE of Dalhart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -102.500
Hail, Dallam
- When
- May 8, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- Dallam County, 1 mi N of Dalhart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -102.520
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- May 8, 8:52 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Shamrock
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -100.250
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 8, 1998
- Strong Wind in Kansas, May 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Utah, May 8, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, May 8 to 16, 1998
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 8, 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: 5654048, 5654049, 5654050, 5654051, 5654052.