Storm reports for March 13, 1998

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On March 13, 1998, 2 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Kern County, CA.

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 (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (2 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fresno County, CA (near Kerman) · Hail 0.75″ · 4 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm moved north toward Madera County depositing hail to a depth of 2" on the ground at points north and northeast of Kerman. The accompnaying deluge of rain led to multiple crashes on area highways sending 4 people to area hospitals beginning around 1400 PST in the Fresno area.”
• Kern County, CA (near Bakersfield) · Hail 1.00″
  “As reported by California Highway Patrol between Laval Road and the scales on Interstate-5 at the base of the grapevine. 40-50 cars pulled over to wait for the storm to diminish.”

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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