Storm reports for March 8, 1998

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On March 8, 1998, 26 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Coweta County, GA.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $16.1 million in property damage and 22 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (119 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Okeechobee County, FL (near Okeechobee) · Tornado F1 · $5.4 million · 10 injuries
  “An F1 tornado touched down along the north shore of Lake Okeechobee near Highway 441. The tornado moved northeast though Okeechobee damaging six businesses and nine homes. Thirteen mobile homes and recreational vehicles were destroyed. About 100 others were damaged. Ten people were injured.”
• Robeson County, NC (near Lumberton) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
  “SHERIFF REPORTED 3 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED, OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED, TREES DOWNED ALONG RICE AND QUINCY ROADS. DAMAGE PATH WAS SPOTTY.”
• Sampson County, NC (near Salemburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $90,000 · 3 injuries
  “A thunderstorm produced a pair of microbursts 5 miles east of Salemburg in Sampson county. On Bearskin Road, a double-wide trailer was rolled over and off the foundation. The trailer was completely destroyed.”
• Collier County, FL (near Naples) · Tornado F1 · $800,000 · 1 injury
  “At 310 est tornado touched down near gordon dr/21st ave and broke a half dozen trees in Port Royal. The tornado skipped across Naples Bay before destroying 10 pool cages in Royal Harbor. the tornado moved through Naples Land-Yacht Harbor destroying 6 and damaging another 30 mobile homes.”
• St. Lucie County, FL (near Ft Pierce) · Tornado F1 · $3.2 million
  “An F1 tornado touched down at the St. Lucie County Fair grounds destroying 20 amusement park rides, bleachers, and out buildings. The tornado then moved northeast toward the St. Lucie County Airport where it overturned 8 planes and destroyed a hanger. No one was injured.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Miami Opa Locka Arpt) · Tornado F1 · $1 million
  “Tornado touched down near the Palmetto Expressway and NW 17th Ave. This is known as the Terry Lakes area. The tornado moved northeast through the 17000 and 18000 blocks of north Dade County to near Honey Hill Dr(NW 199th St) and US-441.”

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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