Storm reports for March 6, 1998

On March 6, 1998, 56 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states.

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56hail reports

1damaging-wind reports

0tornado reports

2.75″largest hail reported

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On March 6, 1998, 56 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Rapides Parish, LA.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Largest hail
LA	24	0	2.75″
MS	13	0	1.75″
TX	12	1	1.75″
OK	4	0	1.00″
AL	2	0	0.75″
AR	1	0	0.88″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Jena, LA	4,133	2.75″
Abbeville, LA	10,902	1.75″
Oakdale, LA	6,490	1.75″
Hattiesburg, MS	48,522	1.00″
Starkville, MS	25,844	1.00″
Alice, TX	17,595	1.00″
Rockport, TX	11,069	1.00″
Robstown, TX	10,383	1.00″
Lake Arthur, LA	2,564	1.00″
Plainview, TX	19,429	0.88″
Brookhaven, MS	11,654	0.88″
Oklahoma City, OK	712,919	0.75″
Lafayette, LA	122,280	0.75″
New Iberia, LA	26,849	0.75″
Vicksburg, MS	20,032	0.75″
Nederland, TX	18,168	0.75″
Groves, TX	16,866	0.75″
Lumberton, TX	14,255	0.75″
Port Neches, TX	13,709	0.75″
Fredericksburg, TX	11,766	0.75″
Scott, LA	9,468	0.75″
Silsbee, TX	6,711	0.75″
Nichols Hills, OK	3,851	0.75″
Richwood, LA	3,809	0.75″
Taft, TX	2,929	0.75″

Hail reports (56)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
11:10	2.75″	Rapides Parish, LA
11:35	2.75″	LaSalle Parish, LA
11:40	2.75″	LaSalle Parish, LA
11:50	2.75″	LaSalle Parish, LA
19:00	1.75″	St. Charles Parish, LA
19:25	1.75″	St. Martin Parish, LA
19:50	1.75″	Vermilion Parish, LA
20:05	1.75″	Hancock County, MS
06:20	1.75″	Nueces County, TX
10:25	1.75″	Allen Parish, LA
10:45	1.75″	Vermilion Parish, LA
10:55	1.75″	Iberville Parish, LA
10:55	1.75″	Lamar County, MS
11:00	1.75″	Iberville Parish, LA
11:23	1.50″	Franklin County, TX
09:30	1.25″	Cameron Parish, LA
18:40	1.00″	Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
00:50	1.00″	Natchitoches Parish, LA
03:30	1.00″	Bryan County, OK
05:52	1.00″	Oktibbeha County, MS
06:05	1.00″	Nueces County, TX
06:07	1.00″	Jim Wells County, TX
06:35	1.00″	Aransas County, TX
07:10	1.00″	Morehouse Parish, LA
09:35	1.00″	Vermilion Parish, LA
10:45	1.00″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
11:01	1.00″	Forrest County, MS
11:30	1.00″	Simpson County, MS
11:45	1.00″	Hancock County, MS
19:15	0.88″	St. Charles Parish, LA
03:45	0.88″	Calhoun County, AR
07:35	0.88″	Hale County, TX
11:59	0.88″	Lincoln County, MS
15:02	0.75″	Gillespie County, TX
18:25	0.75″	Lafayette Parish, LA
18:45	0.75″	Lafayette Parish, LA
21:13	0.75″	Terrebonne Parish, LA
21:15	0.75″	Stone County, MS
00:20	0.75″	Choctaw County, AL
01:15	0.75″	Clarke County, AL
02:55	0.75″	Bryan County, OK
03:48	0.75″	Reagan County, TX
04:50	0.75″	Winston County, MS
06:00	0.75″	Lowndes County, MS
06:30	0.75″	San Patricio County, TX
06:45	0.75″	Warren County, MS
07:15	0.75″	Ouachita Parish, LA
09:15	0.75″	Wood County, TX
09:40	0.75″	Comanche County, OK
10:45	0.75″	Smith County, MS
10:55	0.75″	Lincoln County, MS
11:00	0.75″	Acadia Parish, LA
11:04	0.75″	Oklahoma County, OK
11:25	0.75″	Jefferson County, TX
11:45	0.75″	Iberia Parish, LA
11:55	0.75″	Hardin County, TX

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $350,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Lincoln County, MS	1	$250,000
Lamar County, MS	1	$100,000
Lowndes County, MS	1	$0

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
“Many automobiles and roofs were damaged.”
Lamar County, MS (near Purvis) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
“Many roofs of houses and automobile were damaged.”
Jefferson County, TX (near Port Neches) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
“58 mph wind gust recorded at Huntsman Plant.”
LaSalle Parish, LA (near Rogers) · Hail 2.75″
“Hail measured 7.75 inches by 9 inches measured with a cloth tape in circumference. This would make the hailstone slightly larger than baseball size.”
Nueces County, TX (near Corpus Christi) · Hail 1.75″
“Numerous reports of golfball sized hail.”
Hale County, TX (near Plainview) · Hail 0.88″
“Nickel-size hail was reported in Plainview by the Police Department.”

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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