Thunderstorm Wind — San Augustine, Texas
February 10, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled. Literally hundreds of trees were uprooted of snapped. A number of homes and automobiles throughout the area suffered damage. Several chicken houses had their roofs blown off. The Sabine National Forest suffered over 70,000 acres of damage with 5,000 acres completely levelled resulting in 300 million board feet of timber damaged. Six million dollars in damage belongs to property while nine million dollars belongs to timber loss.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.