Storm reports for June 6, 1998

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On June 6, 1998, 6 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Union County, SC.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7,000 in property damage and $27.6 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fresno County, CA (near Orange Cove) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm wind blew down trees and powerlines near Orange Cove in Fresno County. Further damage was caused by small hail (less than 3/4" diameter) on crops from Fresno to Visalia including the communities of Reedley...Dinuba...Orosi...Exeter...Kingsburg...and Farmersville.”
• Sumter County, SC (near Rembert) · Tornado F0 · $2,000
  “A strong F0 took down trees and powerlines. Minor damage was done to to two mobile homes and moderate damage was done to two sheds.”
• Kershaw County, SC (near Camden) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “EPD reported trees down on mobile home on highway 34.”
• Fairfield County, SC (near Winnsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Sheriff reported trees down on highways 215 and 34.”
• Fresno County, CA (near Reedley) · Hail 1.00″
  “As reported by Fresno County Ag Commissioner that large amounts of hail with some reaching 1" in diameter occurred in the Reedley area. Other damage areas in Fresno County were around Kerman, Riverdale, Orange Cove, and Kingsburg.”
• Tulare County, CA (near Sultana) · Hail 1.00″
  “The Ag Commissioner's Office reported the Sultana area of Northwest Tulare County was especially hard hit by this spring storm with hail a "quarter" in size.”

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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