Storm reports for May 26, 1998

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On May 26, 1998, 79 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Chaves County, NM.

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 (79)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $873,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (184 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tom Green County, TX (near Veribest) · Tornado F1 · $1.3 million · 2 injuries
  “A tornado destroyed 2 mobile homes, injuring two of the occupants inside one of them”
• Johnston County, NC (near Benson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A downburst occurred 2 to 3 miles south of Benson where 3 mobile homes and a barn were destroyed in the Woods trailer park. A swath of trees were also downed in the same area. 1 minor injury was reported.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Marathon) · Hail 2.50″ · $100,000
  “This small, but intense storm formed on an outflow boundary from storms to the north in Pecos County. The storm built right over the town of Marathon then slow moved to the southeast and weakened.”
• Dallas County, TX (near Irving) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged a 62 unit apartment complex.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Watauga) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof from a strip shopping center and an industrial building. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and powerlines.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “This cluster of storms formed on the northeastern foothills of the Davis Mountains then moved to the east into southern Reeves then western Pecos Counties.”

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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