Storm reports for June 1, 1998

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On June 1, 1998, 29 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Aitkin County, MN.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage and $100,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rutherford County, TN (near Smyrna) · Tornado F1 · $1.6 million
  “2 buildings were destroyed by the tornado. The tornado destroyed Grand Slam USA, which was a metal building with an indoor sports facility. Metal beams were ripped up and slammed back down onto the back of the facility. Grand Slam USA was located on Stroop Lane.”
• Toombs County, GA (near Vidalia) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Toombs county 911 reported trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Some homes had damage to shingles and had trees fall on them.”
• Montgomery County, GA (near Higgston) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Montgomery county 911 reported numerous trees down. There was an unconfirmed report of a tornado near the Montgomery-Toombs county line.”
• Treutlen County, GA (near Soperton) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Treutlen county 911 reported dime size hail and several trees blown down.”
• Hubbard County, MN (near Laporte) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “The strong wind blew several trees down.”
• Douglas County, MN (near Alexandria) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Trees and power lines blown down. Estimated windspeed.”

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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