Storm reports for May 13, 1998

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On May 13, 1998, 38 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Clinton County, OH.

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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $653,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (55 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morton County, ND (near Glen Ullin) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “The tornado damage was confined to the west side of town while downburst winds and hail affected the east side. Several buildings at the airport and golf coarse were destroyed as well as garages and grain bins. Numerous trees and power lines were downed.”
• Clinton County, OH (near Wilmington) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail as large as baseballs occurred around Wilmington. Extensive damage occurred ranging from broken car windows to 4 airplanes at Airborne Express, which is located at the Wilmington Airport.”
• Brown County, OH (near Georgetown) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Trees were downed and roofs were blown off a house and barn.”
• Highland County, OH (near Hillsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Winds lifted a roof off a building. Also, trees were downed some of which fell on cars.”
• Mercer County, KY (near Salvisa) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “DES reported a weak F0 tornado cut a narrow path of 2 miles along Gilbert's Creek damaging 2 storage buildings but 125 trees were uprooted. Resulting debris blocked off most of Oregon Road from US 127 to the Kentucky River where the tornado lifted.”
• McLean County, ND (near Max) · Hail 1.00″ · $3,000
  “Newspaper reported slight damage to house and a field of grain.”

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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