Storm reports for May 10, 1998

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On May 10, 1998, 20 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Laramie County, WY. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.1 million in property damage, $161,000 in crop damage, 7 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Berkeley County, SC (near Ladson) · Tornado F2 · $5 million · 1 death · 7 injuries
  “After two brief earler touchdowns in Dorchester County, the supercell crossed Interstate 26 into Berkeley County where the most extensive damage occurred. There were 442 homes damaged (17 destroyed, 113 major damage, and the remainder had minor damage.”
• Screven County, GA (near Newington) · Tornado F1 · $10,000
  “An above ground swimming pool destroyed, out buildings destroyed, minor roof damage to homes and numerous trees snapped off or uprooted.”
• Madison County, TN (near Oakfield) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several houses were damaged and some power lines were knocked down.”
• Henderson County, TN (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Several trees and power lines were knocked down.”
• Dorchester County, SC (near St George) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “Roof on brick home damaged, shed destroyed , a boat was thrown 40 feet and a couple of trees were uprooted.”
• Berkeley County, SC (near St Stephen) · Tornado F0 · $3,000
  “Several trees and limbs down, mobile home damaged, minor roof damage to several brick homes and outdoor shed destroyed.”

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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