Storm reports for April 13, 1998

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On April 13, 1998, 71 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Warren 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 (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.7 million in property damage, $713,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, IL (near Cypress) · Tornado F1 · $60,000 · 1 injury
  “A short-lived tornado began along the Union County line, just southwest of Cypress, and tracked east along a rural road before dissipating at State Route 37. A small barn, about 150 square feet in area, was blown across the road.”
• Graves County, KY (near Pottsville) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “A tornado caused considerable damage to residences, automobiles, and trees in an area roughly following Kentucky 408, north of Mayfield. Two vehicles were overturned. A mobile home was demolished. Several homes sustained damage to siding and roofing. An outbuilding was blown across a roadway.”
• Callaway County, MO (near Kingdom City) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A small tornado occurred along Highway 54 between Kingdom City and Fulton, destroying 4 mobile homes and damaging at least 6 others. The destroyed mobile homes were unoccupied. A nearby barn lost its roof and several nearby storage sheds were also destroyed.”
• Cape Girardeau County, MO (near Whitewater) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorms produced damaging winds across southwest Cape Girardeau County. Just southeast of Gordonville, a barn and a storage building were both unroofed. Windows were blown out of a building, and trees were blown down.”
• Cross County, AR (near Cherry Vly) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Ten power poles and a large tree were blown down.”
• Carroll County, TN (near Mc Kenzie) · Hail 1.75″ · $1,000
  “Hail ranging from dime to golfball size fell in northwest Carroll county.”

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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