Storm reports for April 26, 1998

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On April 26, 1998, 47 hail, 29 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Stonewall County, TX.

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 (47)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $375,000 in property damage, $125,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clay County, TX (near Bellevue) · Tornado F1 · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado, probably a gustnado, overturned a mobile home on FM 1288 on the southwest side of Bellevue. A man and woman were injured inside the trailer and were taken to local hospitals. Tree limbs up to 8 inches in diameter were blown down and roofs were damaged on several homes.”
• Taylor County, TX (near Abilene) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000 · 1 injury
  “A skylight at the mall was shattered, with falling glass injuring a child below.”
• Hale County, TX (near Hale Center) · Tornado F2 · $100,000
  “A short-lived but strong (F2) tornado occurred just north of Hale Center. Two people narrowly escaped injury when their home was destroyed (they had sought shelter in a small, interior closet in this ranch-style house).”
• Choctaw County, OK (near Boswell) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused a tree to fall on a mobile home and a vehicle parked near the mobile home in Boswell. The Dodson Feed Store in Boswell had its roof torn away by the high winds.”
• Parmer County, TX (near Friona) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Wind damage to roofs and trees reported by Friona Police Dept.”
• Carter County, OK (near Lone Grove) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds unroofed two mobile homes.”

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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