Storm reports for February 12, 1998

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On February 12, 1998, 13 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Zavala 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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6,000 in property damage and $150,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Nueces County, TX (near Port Aransas) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Police Department report of strong thunderstorm wind gusts.”
• Zavala County, TX (near Batesville) · Hail 2.50″
  “Hail was piled up to 5 inches deep and destroyed 4500 acres of onions.”
• La Salle County, TX (near Los Angeles) · Hail 1.75″
  “NWS Spotter report of golf ball sized hail.”

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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