Storm reports for June 9, 1998

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On June 9, 1998, 99 hail, 94 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 3.90″ (teacup size) in Archer 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 (99)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.6 million in property damage, $338,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (241 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wichita County, TX (near Sheppard Afb) · Hail 2.00″ · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “Hail larger than golf balls, combined with severe thunderstorm winds up to 79 mph, caused extensive damage and 2 injuries at Sheppard Air Force Base. The 2 injuries occurred when some soldiers were caught outside in the hailstorm.”
• Marshall County, OK (near Kingston) · Thunderstorm wind · $12,000 · 1 injury
  “Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a mobile home. A woman suffered a broken leg when the tree struck her as she was fleeing the mobile home.”
• DeKalb County, TN (near Smithville) · Hail 1.75″ · $750,000
  “Golf ball size hail was reported. News article mentioned 70 cars and 17 homes were damaged by the hailstorm. The wind driven hailstones caused holes in the siding of homes.”
• Keith County, NE (near Ogallala) · Hail 1.50″ · $250,000
  “Hail, accumulating several inches deep, produced widespread damage to roofs, cars, and crops in and around Ogallala. Hail was accompanied by extensive street flooding.”
• Coal County, OK (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $80,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph caused widespread damage across Coal County. Trees and power poles were downed throughout the county. The most extensive structural damage occured in Coalgate where several roofs were blown off houses, barns were damaged or destroyed, a restaurant lost…”
• Keith County, NE (near Keystone) · Hail 1.75″ · $75,000
  “Hail accompanied by 45 to 50 mph winds. Damage to cars, campers, and mobile homes.”

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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