Storm reports for May 11, 1998

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On May 11, 1998, 74 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Scott County, KS.

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 (74)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $715,000 in property damage and $2.6 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (95 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ellsworth County, KS (near Ellsworth) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Hospital, under construction, sustained extensive damage when 750 feet of metal frame was blown down.”
• Stanton County, NE (near Stanton) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Thunderstorms produced strong winds which tipped over a grain bin and did damage to a home and shed.”
• Saline County, KS (near Salina) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a car.”
• Ellsworth County, KS (near Ellsworth) · Tornado F1 · $10,000
  “Extensive damage to farm outbuildings, trucks and a camper.”
• Greeley County, KS (near Tribune) · Hail 1.00″
  “One inch diameter hail also reported 5S of Tribune at 1520 CST.”

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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