Storm reports for March 30, 1998

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On March 30, 1998, 98 hail, 51 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Johnson County, AR.

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 (98)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $543,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (180 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grady County, OK (near Chickasha) · Thunderstorm wind · $150,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew out numerous windows, downed large trees, and destroyed several signs and awnings in the downtown business district. Utility poles were downed, damaging and cutting the power to the city's water treatment facility.”
• Benton County, AR (near Gravette) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “Considerable damage was reported with an F1 tornado and thunderstorm winds that blew through Gravette. Three homes in the area were damaged when large trees blew over. One of the houses' occupants described the storm as sounding like a freight train. Other homes had minor roof damage.”
• Benton County, AR (near Bella Vista) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “Numerous trees blown down in Bella Vista. Newspaper clipping cited "trees down on cars,...trees down on houses,...and trees down on streets." Power lines blown down causing power outages.”
• Denton County, TX (near Aubrey) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a 40 foot trailer, damaged a horse barn, and blew down five power poles.”
• Wood County, TX (near Quitman) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds tore a roof off a home with a few upstairs windows blown out near the intersection of CR 2100 and FM 779.”
• Rusk County, TX (near Tatum) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees fell across Hwy 43. An 18 wheeler ran into the trees and two cars piled into the back of the 18 wheeler.”

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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