Storm reports for April 14, 1998

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On April 14, 1998, 129 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Butler County, KS.

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 (129)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $32,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (198 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Page County, IA (near Braddyville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $400,000
  “Several barns and outbuildings in rural areas near Braddyville were damaged or destroyed.”
• Cherokee County, KS (near Columbus) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail, up to golf ball size, fell in the Columbus area accumulating to a depth of two inches. There was extensive car and roof damage, especially in the north part of town. Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received in the area, but no tornado touchdowns were confirmed.”
• Atchison County, MO (near Tarkio) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $25,000
  “The Atchison County Sheriff's office reported a wind gust to 80 MPH at the intersection of Route 59 and Route B. Damage was reported to barns, sheds and an outbuilding in the area.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Vestavia Hills) · Hail 2.50″ · $25,000
  “Tennis ball size hail was reported by an off duty weather service employee.”
• Laclede County, MO (near Lebanon) · Hail 2.50″ · $20,000
  “Hail, up to tennis ball size, fell in areas northwest of Lebanon denting cars and breaking a car windshield.”
• Jasper County, MO (near Joplin) · Hail 1.50″ · $15,000
  “Numerous reports of quarter to half dollar size hail were received from areas just north of Joplin, in the Webb City area. Hail dented many cars.”

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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