Hail, Howard
- When
- October 31, 4:39 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 8 mi S of Big Spring
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -101.470
Hail in Texas, October 31, 1998
A series of storms developed during the late afternoon ahead of a cold front in unusually warm moist air for late October. With a deep layer of shear, steepening lapse rates, and clearing ahead of the front, destabilization resulted in thunderstorm development which continued until late night when the storms moved east out of the area.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 MAF wrote it up.
A series of storms developed during the late afternoon ahead of a cold front in unusually warm moist air for late October. With a deep layer of shear, steepening lapse rates, and clearing ahead of the front, destabilization resulted in thunderstorm development which continued until late night when the storms moved east out of the area.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Glasscock
- When
- October 31, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Glasscock County, Garden City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -101.500
Hail, Reagan
- When
- October 31, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Reagan County, 22 mi W of Big Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.200, -101.830
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, October 31, 1998
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- Drought in Pennsylvania, October 31, 1998
- Drought in Delaware, October 31, 1998
- Drought in Maryland, October 31, 1998
- Wildfire in Virginia, October 31, 1998
- Flood in Missouri, October 31, 1998
- Flood in Texas, October 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, October 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 31, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5671043, 5671044, 5671045.