Storm reports for April 7, 1998

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On April 7, 1998, 101 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 35 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Douglas County, IL.

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 (101)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.4 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (179 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Moultrie County, IL (near Bethany) · Hail 2.00″ · $7 million
  “A severe thunderstorm dropped large amounts of hail up to two inches in diameter over Moultrie County. Two police cars were damaged severely. In Bethany, many windows and windshields were smashed by the hail, as well as, considerable roof damage. No injuries were reported.”
• Montgomery County, IN (near Crawfordsville) · Tornado F1 · $30,000
  “Tornado touched down at CR 700S 1.8 miles west of SR47. Garage and Pole barn destroyed; barn roof damaged; trees downed”
• Vermillion County, IN (near Dana) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “Small weak tornado touched down briefly and destroyed a pole barn.”
• Shelby County, IL (near Moweaqua) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Golfball sized hail fell in an area between Moweaqua and Findlay. It shredded a patio roof, shattered a windshield of a sheriff deputy's car, and dented several vehicles. Also, the hail broke out several windows on a barn 4 miles north of Findlay.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Inglewood) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Tree fell on a car. A few bricks were out of a chimney.”
• Hamilton County, TX (near Hamilton) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a shed and caused roof damage to a home.”

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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