Storm reports for June 12, 1998

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On June 12, 1998, 86 hail, 212 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Whitley County, IN.

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 (86)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage, $20,000 in crop damage, 9 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (352 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calhoun County, MI (near Pennfield) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “The same supercell thunderstorm which produced the F1 tornado in northwest Calhoun County produced a wet microburst as it moved across Pennfield Township.”
• Gibson County, IN (near Princeton) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “Very damaging thunderstorm winds in excess of 70 MPH affected a narrow swath of Gibson County from near Princeton to Oakland City. Two trailers were destroyed, numerous trees were downed, and 40 to 50 homes were damaged. About 90 percent of the town of Princeton was without power.”
• Edwards County, IL (near Albion) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “One mobile home was demolished and numerous trees were blown down in and around Albion. One occupant of the mobile home received cuts and bruises after the mobile home rolled over twice and came to rest about 50 feet from its original location.”
• Braxton County, WV (near Centralia) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “A camper and his tent at Baker Run - Mill Creek Campground were tossed into Sutton Lake. The man was sent to the hospital with multiple injuries. A number of trees were fallen in the vicinity .”
• Champaign County, IL (near Homer) · Thunderstorm wind · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi on Hwy 49 near Homer. The driver sustained minor injuries. Also, numerous trees were blown down at Homer Lake.”
• Kosciusko County, IN (near Mentone) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “MANY LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. SEVERAL HOUSES SUSTAINED MINOR TO MODERATE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.”

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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