Storm reports for April 21, 1998

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On April 21, 1998, 14 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Gwinnett County, GA.

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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Baldwin County, GA (near Milledgeville) · Hail 1.00″
  “Several public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail.”
• Lee County, FL (near Ft Myers) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter to nickel sized hail was reported in the community of Tice along State Road 80 by Skywarn Spotters.”
• Lee County, FL (near Ft Myers) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime sized hail was reported at the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Road 82 (Exit 23) by a Skywarn Spotter.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near South Canton) · Hail 0.75″
  “The Cherokee county EMA reported dime size hail in Canton and South Canton.”
• Putnam County, GA (near Willard) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime size hail was reported near the intersection of highways 142 and 300.”
• DeKalb County, GA (near Dunwoody) · Hail 0.75″
  “Several public reports were received of dime to nickel size hail.”

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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