Storm reports for March 26, 1998

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On March 26, 1998, 28 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Stanton County, KS.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $127,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (38 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Thomas County, KS (near Colby) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Power poles snapped. Two center pivot irrigation rigs destroyed.”
• Loup County, NE (near Taylor) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Downburst thunderstorm winds caused damage to a couple of farmsteads. A trailer home sustained damage as well as livestock and irrigation equipment. Other losses included a few head of cattle killed.”
• Caddo County, OK (near Carnegie) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off of a peanut barn and downed 11 power poles. Power was off throughout Carnegie until 10 am that morning.”
• Cheyenne County, CO (near Arapahoe) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1,000
  “Estimated 60-80 mph thunderstorm wind gust blew small kitchen cabinet 30 feet into tree. Lifted children's wagon about 4 feet off ground. Garage window blown out. Empty 55 gallen drums rolled.”
• Logan County, KS (near Russell Spgs) · Hail 0.88″
  “Hail accompanied by winds greater than 60 mph.”
• Wallace County, KS (near Sharon Spgs) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime hail also reported 13SW of Sharon Springs at 1903 MST.”

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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