Storm reports for March 24, 1998

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On March 24, 1998, 4 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Bannock County, ID.

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

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $122,000 in property damage and $32,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (11 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kings County, CA (near Hanford) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Gusty wind with a thunderstorm measured at 42 MPH at Lemoore Naval Air Station brought down 32 power poles in north Kings County. the power company indicated 20,000 customers were affected by the downed lines for up to 12 hours.”
• Tulare County, CA (near Tulare) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm wind (estimated at more than 35Kts) toppled trees in Tulare causing power problems for 15,000 power customers in the South San Joaquin Valley. One tree fell on a home in southeast Tulare. Total rainfall in the Tulare area with the rain/wind storm was 1.36".”
• Madera County, CA (near Chowchilla) · Tornado F0 · $15,000
  “Initial part of this severe storm was 2 miles in length with trees damaged in the Maddalena Orchard south of Highway 152 and east of Road 10. No other damage seen immediately to the northeast except phone line damage immediately along Highway 152 through the rural area.”
• Tulare County, CA (near Porterville) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm wind (estimated at more than 37Kts) brought down powerlines and damaged the roof of an elementary school in Porterville late in the afternoon.”
• Madera County, CA (near Chowchilla) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Strong wind from a severe thunderstorm pushed a trailer house off of its foundation as well as damaging some dairy, calf sheds in an area 1/2 mile north of the storm's tornado track.”

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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