Storm reports for May 25, 1998

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On May 25, 1998, 80 hail, 42 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Nolan County, TX.

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 (80)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.3 million in property damage, $335,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (154 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rutherford County, TN (near Smyrna Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “Windows were blown out of a houseboat on Percy Priest Lake, under the Hobson Pike Bridge. There was one minor injury from the flying glass.”
• Scurry County, TX (near Dunn) · Hail 2.75″ · $150,000
  “This storm was a supercell with a moderate to strong anti-cyclonically rotating updraft. The storm entered Scurry County from the south out of Mitchell County and dropped large hail over much of eastern Scurry County. In the China Grove community baseball size hail was reported.”
• Borden County, TX (near Gail) · Hail 2.75″ · $20,000
  “Although sparsely populated, most of the people of north-central Borden County were pounded by this HP Supercell south of the mesocyclone. Numerous reports of broken windows in houses and vehicles were received.”
• Torrance County, NM (near Moriarty) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Dry microbursts with gusts of 50 to 60 mph were reported across Bernalillo and western Torrance counties. Roof damage was reported and a tractor trailor was turned on its side between Edgewood and Moriarty.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Nashville) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Roof and some bricks blown off business in west Nashville, 50th St. and Charlotte Pike.”
• Henry County, TN (near Paris) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Eight apartments were damaged. Several trees and power lines were blown down.”

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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