Storm reports for June 3, 1998

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On June 3, 1998, 79 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Catawba County, NC.

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 $2.2 million in property damage, $2.1 million in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (136 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Chesapeake city, VA (near Northwest) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several trees were either snapped off at the top or blown over. Also, the wall of a barn was blown down and the roof collapsed. Some roof damage was observed to other farm structures as well as a tree blown across the roof of a residence.”
• Currituck County, NC (near Moyock) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Several pine trees were snapped off at the top and down across Highway 168. Remains of a shed covering tractors with wood and tin were scattered across a field. Also, one side of a small cinder block building was blown down.”
• Suffolk city, VA (near Holland) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Several trees down. A few trees/limbs down on houses. A car was blown a couple hundred feet.”
• Rio Arriba County, NM (near Chama) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Storm chasers overnighting at the Y-Motel reported a dry microburst estimated at 80 MPH which downed several trees and caused damage to porch coverings.”
• Alamance County, NC (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “There were numerous reports of trees down across Alamance county. Most reports came from trained spotters or local law enforcement in the Burlington and Mebane areas.”
• Chatham County, NC (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “There were numerous reports of trees being blown down across Chatham county including reports from Mt. Gilead Church Road, Pittsboro Road, and Manns Road.”

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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