Storm reports for June 22, 1998

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On June 22, 1998, 95 hail, 188 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Beaver 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 (95)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage, $279,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (327 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yuma County, CO (near Yuma) · Hail 2.75″ · $1 million
  “Hail up to baseball size damaged windows, windshields, roofs, siding, and vehicles. Hail started as dime size at 2100 MST.”
• Pinellas County, FL (near Pinellas Park) · Thunderstorm wind · $125,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate damage to numerous carports at the Pinecrest Mobile Home Park on the 2500 block of 52nd Avenue North in Pinellas Park. Several additional large trees and limbs were downed near the intersection of 58th Avenue and 31st Street.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Ruskin) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds toppled four large trees which fell atop and crushed two mobile homes and damaged a third mobile home along U.S. Highway 41 and the Little Manatee River in Ruskin. A few additional small trees and numerous branches were downed by thunderstorm wind along 7th Street south of U.S.”
• Lafayette County, MO (near Wellington) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds snapped 3 large trees at their bases and flattened a gazebo in Wellington. Also in Wellington, a porch which was still intact blew on top of the roof of a trailer. Power lines and numerous trees were blown down in Lexington.”
• Monroe County, IN (near Bloomington) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $60,000
  “Thunderstorm winds to 70 mph blew down dozens of trees and power lines. Up to four homes and several vehicles were damaged by fallen trees.”
• Yuma County, CO (near Wray) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “Baseball size hail broke windows and windshields.”

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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