Storm reports for May 3, 1998

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On May 3, 1998, 200 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Fayette 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 (200)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage, $99,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (263 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monroe County, GA (near Dames Ferry) · Tornado F0 · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm cell spawned a tornado in the southeast corner of the county. The damage path was surveyed by a NWS employee who reported damage at the Whispering Pines mobile home park. Four mobile homes and a van were destroyed, mainly from trees falling on them.Two minor injuries occurred.”
• Fayette County, GA (near Peachtree City) · Hail 3.00″ · $500,000
  “Large hail from a severe thunderstorm was reported in several areas of Fayette county. The largest hail was across the southern part of the county. An off-duty NWS meteorologist reported 2 inch hail covering the ground near Peachtree city.”
• Lamar County, GA (near Barnesville) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down 3 chicken houses and damaged the roof and shingles of 3 homes. A well house was blown away and large tree tops were twisted off. A funnel cloud was spotted over the area about 30 feet off the ground.”
• Pike County, AL (near Troy) · Hail 2.75″ · $60,000
  “Baseball size hail that damaged cars was reported in Goshen.”
• Cook County, GA (near Adel) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “Golfball to baseball sized hail damaged numerous vehicles and residences in and around Adel.”
• Monroe County, AL (near Mineola) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “Baseball to golfball size hail fell from Miniola to Uriah. This is the second month in a row that this area has received large hail. The area did not suffer as much damage from this storm as they did from the April storm.”

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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