Storm reports for March 5, 1998

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On March 5, 1998, 60 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Greene County, MS.

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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $852,000 in property damage and $20,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (82 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Richland Parish, LA (near Mangham) · Hail 2.75″ · $250,000
  “Baseball size hail damaged many houses and automobiles.”
• Richland Parish, LA (near Alto) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Baseball size hail damaged houses and automobiles.”
• Franklin Parish, LA (near Baskin) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Baseball size hail damaged the roofs of houses and automobiles.”
• Clarke County, MS (near Quitman) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail damaged roofs of houses and automobiles.”
• Greene County, MS (near Mc Lain) · Hail 2.75″ · $80,000
  “A severe thunderstorm developed in the southwest part of Greene county near McLain and moved east across the county. The storm moved just north of State Highway 57 before dissipating east of Leakesville. The thunderstorm dropped dime to golfball size hail along its track from McLain to Leakesville.”
• Franklin Parish, LA (near Winnsboro) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “A framed post office was destroyed. A mobile home was blown off its foundation. Many trees and power lines were blown 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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