Storm reports for May 24, 1998

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On May 24, 1998, 250 hail, 80 damaging-wind and 28 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Sumner 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 (250)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.2 million in property damage, $24.3 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (441 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harrison County, WV (near Sardis) · Tornado F1 · $600,000 · 1 injury
  “The path was through rural countryside, including Lamberts Run. The path missed Clarksburg by just 2 miles. One house was destroyed, 2 homes and 1 mobile home had major damage. Two garages were destroyed. Other damage was to vehicles and campers. Numerous trees were blown over or snapped.”
• Meade County, KS (near Missler) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.6 million
  “Eleven irrigation sprinklers damaged along with ten power poles. At least 80 mph wind occurred with the Rear Flank Downdraft. Wheat and corn were destroyed in the area.”
• Barber County, KS (near Medicine Lodge) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $500,000
  “Rear Flank Downdraft caused extensive damage to roofs, trees, power lines and sheds.”
• Ellis County, KS (near Schoenchen) · Hail 1.75″ · $300,000
  “Much of the wheat and corn were mowed down.”
• Barton County, KS (near Galatia) · Hail 1.75″ · $300,000
  “A 4-mile wide swath of hail ranging from marble to golfball-sized stretched from Galatia to Odin. Wheat planted in this area was a total loss.”
• Webster County, MO (near Northview) · Thunderstorm wind · $200,000
  “The same thunderstorm that hit Greene county moved east and brought estimated 70 knots wind gusts in a path from Northview to Marshfield. Numerous trees were down and windows at two homes were blown out. A storage building was destroyed at the Marshfield High School. Winds also damaged a greenhouse.”

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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