Storm reports for March 19, 1998

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On March 19, 1998, 58 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Chickasaw County, MS. Tornadoes killed 12.

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 (58)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $21.5 million in property damage, $95,000 in crop damage, 176 injuries and 12 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (94 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Manatee County, FL (near Myakka City) · Tornado F1 · $350,000 · 1 injury
  “A short lived tornado destroyed a mobile home and six to seven barns at the Charlotte Horse Ranch on State Road 70 near Myakka City. A 23 year-old man was injured and his cat killed when the tornado destroyed there mobile home and pickup truck.”
• Madison County, AL (near New Hope) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $382,000
  “One home and five mobile homes were destroyed and 65 others structures sustained major or minor damage in the New Hope area.”
• Marion County, TN (near Jasper) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof off the cafeteria of the Jasper Middle School. Many trees were blown down. Some of these trees fell on cars and homes. A portable toilet at a construction site landed inside a woman's car. Building damage was done to a chiropractor's office.”
• Broward County, FL (near Coral Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Widespread tree damage and downed powerlines across northern Broward County. small planes flipped at Pompano Airport. 110 foot tall support poles for netting at golf facility bent in half.”
• Sequatchie County, TN (near Dunlap) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Some homes and vehicles were damaged from downed trees in the Brush Creek area.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Cumming) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Five homes in a subdivision off Kelly Mill Road received damage from thunderstorm winds. Numerous trees were downed in southern Forsyth county.”

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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