Storm reports for June 7, 1998

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On June 7, 1998, 63 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Castro County, TX.

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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $286,000 in property damage and $515,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (82 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dundy County, NE (near Benkelman) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated to 80 mph rolled a steel roof from building, downed branches 6-10 inches in diameter, destroyed a porch deck, broke windows at an auto dealership, and downed a 2 foot diameter tree.”
• Yuma County, CO (near Clarkville) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Golfball hail and strong winds broke house windows and did $13,000 damage to 2 vehicles.”
• McKinley County, NM (near Gallup) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Microburst winds damaged the roof to a trailer in Gallup.”
• Goshen County, WY (near Torrington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A thunderstorm produced 58 mph wind gusts in Torrington, which broke 6 to 7 inch diameter tree limbs.”
• Yuma County, CO (near Clarkville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Estimated 80 mph wind. Also, 3/4 inch hail and winds to 50 mph 8 E of Clarkville at 1637 MST.”
• Curry County, NM (near Melrose) · Hail 3.00″
  “Hail ranged from 1 inch to 3 inches in diameter during a 17 minute period at Melrose.”

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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