Storm reports for April 30, 1998

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On April 30, 1998, 24 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Macon 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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $58,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (30 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Peach County, GA (near Byron) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew a barn down, tore roofs off and knocked trees down.”
• Houston County, GA (near Bonaire) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down and caused power outages.”
• Peach County, GA (near Ft Vly) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down many trees.”
• Macon County, GA (near Montezuma) · Hail 1.75″ · $2,000
  “The public reported golfball size hail and a large oak tree down.”
• Grundy County, TN (near Altamont) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Sheriff's office reported a tree down on Northcutts Cove Road.”
• Fayette County, GA (near Peachtree City) · Hail 1.75″
  “An NWS employee reported 1 inch hail in Peachtree City. Public reports indicated golfball size hail in Peachtree City and dime size hail in Tyrone.”

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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