Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur
- When
- October 2, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Upshur County, Big Sandy
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -95.100
Trees and powerlines toppled along Hwy 80.
Damaging Winds in Texas, October 2, 1998
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 6
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.
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:34 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur
- When
- October 2, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Upshur County, 5 mi NE of Gilmer
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -94.870
Trees and powerlines toppled along Hwy 155.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- October 2, 11:06 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Harleton
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -94.570
Numerous trees down in town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- October 2, 11:16 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, 3 mi N of Marshall
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -94.370
Numerous trees toppled along Loop 390.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- October 2, 11:16 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, 1 mi S of Karnack
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.650, -94.170
Numerous trees toppled along Hwy 43.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- October 2, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Smithland
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -94.170
Numerous trees down along Hwy 49.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 2 to 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, October 2, 1998
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Montana, October 2, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, October 2, 1998
- Hail in Texas, October 2, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kansas, October 2, 1998
- Heat in Alabama, October 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, October 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, October 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 2, 1998
More
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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: 5673012, 5673013, 5673014, 5673015, 5673016, 5673017.