Storm reports for June 2, 1998

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On June 2, 1998, 181 hail, 70 damaging-wind and 36 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Overton County, TN. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (181)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $48.8 million in property damage, $5.2 million in crop damage, 80 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (346 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wyoming County, PA (near Meshoppen) · Tornado F3 · $2.2 million · 2 deaths · 15 injuries
  “The same tornadic supercell that affected southeastern Bradford county moved eastward into northern Wyoming county around 10 pm EDT. Aerial damage surveys indicate that intervals of tree damage occurred from Meshoppen eastward to near Valentine Hill on the border of Lemon township.”
• Beaufort County, SC (near Bluffton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 injuries
  “Trees down. A couple suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on their car.”
• Kit Carson County, CO (near Flagler) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm microburst winds estimated around 90 mph rolled and destroyed mobile home with man inside sustaining cuts and bruises. Another home in the vicinity suffered roof damage. Part of a shed wall was ripped apart and another part buckled.”
• Mason County, WV (near Apple Grove) · Tornado F1 · $75,000 · 1 injury
  “Large trees were uprooted along Mount Union Ridge, mainly south of County Route 37. One mobile home was destroyed. One man was injured when a large tree hit his van, trapping him inside. The tornado crossed into Putnam County.”
• Bradford County, PA (near Terrytown) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm became tornadic over southeastern portions of the county in Terry township. Eyewitness reports and damage surveys indicate that the twister first touched down just east of Robwood mountain and just west of State Route 2015 around 945 pm EDT.”
• Susquehanna County, PA (near Auburn Center) · Tornado F1 · $300,000
  “The same line of severe thunderstorms that produced sporadic damage in eastern Bradford county exhibited one intensifying supercell as it edged eastward into Susquehanna county. This storm ultimately became tornadic.”

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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