Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor
- When
- May 8, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Baylor County, Seymour
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -99.270
Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 1998
Severe thunderstorms affected western portions of north Texas during the afternoon of May 8th. Three to four walls of a building at Texas Compress and Warehouse Corporation in Seymour in Baylor County collapsed while in Archer City in Archer County severe thunderstorm winds destroyed an old barn and garage.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $31,000
- 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 OUN wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms affected western portions of north Texas during the afternoon of May 8th. Three to four walls of a building at Texas Compress and Warehouse Corporation in Seymour in Baylor County collapsed while in Archer City in Archer County severe thunderstorm winds destroyed an old barn and garage. Two cable television poles and a large tree were also blown down on the south side of Archer City.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor
- When
- May 8, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Baylor County, Westover
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -99.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Archer
- When
- May 8, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Archer City
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -98.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Archer
- When
- May 8, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Windthorst
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -98.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- May 8, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 9 mi SW of Joy
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -98.330
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.
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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
- 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
- Hail in North Carolina, 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: 5669084, 5669080, 5669081, 5669082, 5669083.