Storm reports for January 8, 1998

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On January 8, 1998, 34 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Oconee County, SC.

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 (34)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (72 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• New Hanover County, NC (near Wilmington) · Tornado F1 · $175,000 · 3 injuries
  “A GUSTNADO INDUCED BY MICROBURST, TOSSED A STATION WAGON 100FT, TIPPED A TRUCK ON IT'S SIDE A DAMAGED A CONVENIENCE STORE AND A MANUFACTURING PLANT ON 23RD STREET.”
• Wood County, WV (near Murphytown) · Tornado F2 · $200,000
  “One mobile home along Farrow Hill Road was completely destroyed. Luckily, the owner was not at home. One church sustained roof damage. A side to a barn was ripped off. An old farm house was damaged. Some bark from a tree went through a cars windshield. One van was pushed several yards.”
• Jackson County, WV (near Ravenswood) · Thunderstorm wind · $175,000
  “An estimated wind gust of 80 mph blew in windows on store fronts. Poles, power lines, and trees were knocked down. A few chimneys were damaged. Siding was ripped off a few homes. A lot of debris was scattered about the town.”
• Pleasants County, WV (near Bellmont) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “Trees and telephone poles were knocked down. A tree limb crashed through a house in Eureka. A large pine tree fell onto the middle school along Route 2.”
• Marshall County, WV (near Graysville) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “A weak tornado tracked from south of Moundsville to just east of Moundsville in the early morning hours of January 9. The tornado began approximately at 120 am and travelled northeast at 30 to 40 mph. The tornado started around Fish Creek near Route 74.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Miami) · Tornado F0 · $30,000
  “maximum winds estimated from 60 to 70 mph. tornado touched down near 900 sw 32 ave causing damage to mobile home park and pottery shop. trees and a fence were knocked down.”

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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