Hail — Hale, Texas

1998-05-08 · near Plainview, Hale, Texas

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed over the Texas South Plains, the extreme southern Texas Panhandle, and the southern portions of the Rolling Plains during the late afternoon of the 8th. Plainview was hardest hit with over $5 million in property damage due to golfball-sized hail and winds in excess of 90 mph. Hundreds of homes and vehicles were damaged. Short-lived, weak tornadoes occurred in Lamb County (near Olton) and over the extreme southern Texas Panhandle near the towns of Quitaque and Turkey. Each tornado touched down in open country and caused no apparent damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5648155. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.