Storm reports for March 27, 1998

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On March 27, 1998, 8 hail, 84 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Ripley County, MO.

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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.9 million in property damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coles County, IL (near Mattoon) · Tornado F2 · $3 million · 3 injuries
  “A tornado touched down 1 mile southwest of Mattoon and travelled to the northeast. It damaged 4 homes in the initial touchdown area and then crossed a set of railroad tracks turning over 4 empty 30-ton coal cars.”
• Schuyler County, IL (near Camden) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “As thunderstorms moved through Schuyler county, they destroyed several barns and grain bins in Camden. A Camden couple sustained injuries after being struck by a tree limb while they were standing in their yard watching the storm pass.”
• Maries County, MO (near Vichy) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorms winds blew over a mobile home along County Road 452 near Vichy. A teenage girl inside suffered minor injuries. VIH ASOS site nearby reported a wind gust to 68 knots at 1609 CST.”
• Tazewell County, IL (near Green Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $500,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Tazewell county. A 60 mph wind gust was recorded in Delavan and numerous trees & tree limbs were reported blown down in Green Valley, South Pekin, and Tremont.”
• Taney County, MO (near Hollister) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $90,000
  “A wind gust of 61 knots was reported by spotters in Hollister at 1419 CST. Numerous trees were reported down in Hollister area along Highway 76 and K Highway. At approximately 1425 CST, thunderstorm downburst winds hit the K-Boat Dock, located along Bull Shoals Lake 5 miles south of Forsyth.”
• Champaign County, IL (near Philo) · Thunderstorm wind · $90,000
  “Thunderstorm winds tore out the entire west side of one home, destroyed the framing members of a house under construction, damaged a garage, and blew a mobile home off of its foundation. In all six homes, two barns, a trailer, and a shed were damaged 3 miles southwest of Philo.”

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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