Storm reports for February 9, 1998

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On February 9, 1998, 9 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Marion County, TX.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 12 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harrison County, TX (near Harleton) · Tornado F1
  “HP Supercell and associated tornado developed along a northeast-southwest orientated cold front and moved slowly east-northeast across Harrison and Marion counties, Texas.”
• Marion County, TX (near Jefferson) · Tornado F1
  “HP Supercell and associated tornado developed along a northeast-southwest orientated cold front and moved slowly east-northeast across Harrison and Marion counties, Texas.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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