Storm reports for June 18, 1998

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On June 18, 1998, 188 hail, 390 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Delaware County, IA.

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 (188)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.4 million in property damage, $511,000 in crop damage and 22 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (703 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• La Crosse County, WI (near West Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $20,000 · 13 injuries
  “Circus tent collapsed at fairgrounds. 500 people were in tent. 13 injured.”
• Louisa County, IA (near Oakville) · Tornado F1 · $180,000 · 1 injury
  “Two homes were destroyed and trees were uprooted when a tornado touched down near Oakville. One minor injury was reported when the tornado rolled and damaged a mobile home. Twelve other residences sustained $130,000 in damages.”
• Crawford County, WI (near Prairie Du Chien) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $18,000 · 1 injury
  “A woman suffered a broken leg when a tree fell on the lodge she was staying in.”
• Linn County, IA (near Cedar Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · 1 injury
  “A line of fast moving thunderstorms downed numerous tree limbs and power lines across Cedar Rapids leaving 12,000 customers of Alliant-IES Utilities without power. Wind peeled the outer membrane from a roof of a business allowing water to soak the suspended-ceiling tiles.”
• Cumberland County, IL (near Neoga) · Thunderstorm wind · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi on I-57 near Neoga. The driver was ok, while his passenger sustained minor injuries.”
• Buchanan County, IA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $1.8 million
  “Severe thunderstorms blasted Buchanan county with 75 to 80 mph straight-line winds. Widespread damage was reported across the county. Three homes were completely destroyed, 75 farmsteads sustained $500 to $10,000 damage, 50 farmsteads had damage in the $10,000 to $100,000 range and 25 farmsteads…”

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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