Storm reports for April 8, 1998

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On April 8, 1998, 336 hail, 102 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Early County, GA. Tornadoes killed 41.

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 (336)

Showing the 300 largest of 336.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $346 million in property damage, $3.1 million in crop damage, 342 injuries and 42 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (519 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Long County, GA (near Donald) · Tornado F2 · $200,000 · 3 deaths · 24 injuries
  “Tornado touched down in the Rye Patch Community where 3 people died (all were in mobile homes).Ten mobile homes were destroyed and two others were damaged along with a roof blown off a block house. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off above the ground.”
• Bryan County, GA (near Pembroke) · Tornado F3 · $2.2 million · 2 deaths · 16 injuries
  “Tornado first touched down just northeast of Pembroke and then crossed I-16 at the Olive Branch Road overpass (about 2 miles west of exit 29) then continued northeast. Significant damage occurred in the Olive Branch Rd.”
• St. Clair County, AL (near Moody) · Tornado F2 · $2 million · 2 deaths · 12 injuries
  “The tornado began 2.3 miles north-northeast of Moody and just west of US 411. The tornado crossed US 411 where a large church and associated buildings, some recently constructed were destroyed. The tornado traveled on an east-northeast track moving through relatively rural areas.”
• Liberty County, GA (near Hinesville) · Tornado F2 · $38 million · 1 death · 7 injuries
  “F2 tornado moved from Long County into Liberty County, which encompasses much of Fort Stewart Army Base. One soldier was killed while in an administrative building and seven others were injured. Seven buildings were destroyed while another fifty-five(55) suffered different degrees of damage.”
• DeKalb County, GA (near Dunwoody) · Tornado F2 · $25 million · 1 death
  “The damage path began just northeast of Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody and extended well into Gwinnett county. There was significant widespread damage to trees and homes. One person was killed when a tree fell on his home.”
• Pontotoc County, MS (near Thaxton) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000 · 1 death
  “One person was killed when his mobile home was demolished. One house had its windows blown out of it. A shed lost its roof. Two mobile homes and one house were damaged. A horse was killed in the storm. Numerous trees were blown down.”

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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