Storm reports for June 21, 1998

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On June 21, 1998, 79 hail, 99 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Kiowa County, OK.

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 (79)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $630,000 in property damage, $250,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (200 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hillsborough County, FL (near Plant City) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000 · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds snapped a large 500-pound, 15 inch oak branch which fell atop and killed a 71 year old female while she walked along a sidewalk near the 6300 block of State Road 39 in Plant City.”
• Garden County, NE (near Oshkosh) · Hail 2.00″ · $100,000
  “Extensive damage to vehicles. Windows broken in homes.”
• Garden County, NE (near Oshkosh) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Damage to vehicles and buildings in Oshkosh.”
• Brevard County, FL (near Titusville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged a pier and the roof of a restaurant in Titusville.”
• Haywood County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “One house suffered roof damage and the top came off of another building in Brownsville. Several store fronts had windows broken. Some trees were knocked down across the county.”
• Tipton County, TN (near Brighton) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “A trailer was overturned and destroyed in Mason. A chicken house was destroyed in Brighton. Several trees were blown down. A large tree was knocked down on top of a car.”

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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