Storm reports for June 20, 1998

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On June 20, 1998, 144 hail, 106 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jackson County, MN.

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 (144)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.5 million in property damage, $787,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (287 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wilson County, TN (near West Portion) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Off duty NWS employee reported trees blocking a westbound lane of I-40 between Highway 109 and Mt. Juliet. A newspaper article reported that the strong thunderstorm winds overturned campers at a campground near I-40 and Highway 109.”
• Jones County, TX (near Hamlin) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1 million
  “Winds estimated at 80 mph destroyed a barn and knocked down trees and power poles across the city”
• Jones County, TX (near Hamlin) · Hail 2.50″ · $1 million
  “Golfball to tennis ball size hail fell in Hamlin for 20 minutes”
• Saline County, IL (near Harrisburg) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $100,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated near 100 MPH in Harrisburg. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped. Some of the trees were up to 5 feet in diameter. Several utility poles were blown over or snapped. A few storage barns and garages were blown off their foundations.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $90,000
  “Winds measured as high as 96 mph caused extensive damage in downtown Tulsa and throughout a large part of the city. Specific reports follow:- At 232 AM CDT, the NWS received reports of transformers blowing up in north Tulsa. Eventually, 70,000 PSO customers lost electrical service.”
• McPherson County, KS (near Mc Pherson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $85,000
  “Awning of service station blown down, a restaurant sign was blown down, a barn just southwest Mcpherson severely damaged, and numerous tree limbs blew onto power lines severing power to numerous residences.”

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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