Storm reports for June 10, 1998

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On June 10, 1998, 89 hail, 136 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Nemaha County, KS.

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 (89)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage, $488,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (284 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McCormick County, SC (near Mc Cormick) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “EPD reported trees down on home. An elderly woman had minor injuries.”
• Butler County, KS (near El Dorado) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000
  “In South El Dorado, 4 aircraft and 1 older hangar damaged.”
• Butler County, MO (near Poplar Bluff) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous large trees were down, mainly in the south part of Poplar Bluff. A convenience store lost part of its roof. A tractor trailer was overturned. A garage was moved from its foundation and demolished. Several vehicles were damaged by falling trees.”
• Muhlenberg County, KY (near Powderly) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A rotating thunderstorm tracked from near the Hopkins County line at Bremen southeast across most of the county. A funnel cloud associated with this storm touched down in the Central City/Powderly area and lifted near Beechmont. The main effect of this storm was downed trees and limbs.”
• Cape Girardeau County, MO (near Cape Girardeau) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down in a concentrated area between Jackson and Cape Girardeau. There were no injuries. Several roofs and a boat were damaged in the storm.”
• Ripley County, MO (near Fairdealing) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew windows out of a store and overturned mobile homes. A post-storm survey conducted by local emergency managers indicated a microburst was the likely cause of the damage. The damage path was about half a mile long and 1.5 miles wide, centered half a mile east of Flatwoods.”

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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