Storm reports for June 23, 1998

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On June 23, 1998, 87 hail, 68 damaging-wind and 22 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Knox County, NE.

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 (87)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.2 million in property damage, $1.7 million in crop damage and 18 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (197 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Platte County, NE (near Columbus) · Tornado F2 · $4 million · 17 injuries
  “Two farm houses destroyed. Six farm houses severely damaged. One house blown off foundation. Bar destroyed. Center pivots overturned. Severe crop damage.”
• Lander County, NV (near Argenta Siding) · Hail 0.75″ · 1 injury
  “A severe thunderstorm dropped dime size hail on Interstate 80 at the Argenta exit east of Battle Mountain. The hail accumulated to a depth of several inches causing an injury accident.”
• Dodge County, NE (near Snyder) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “Several outbuildings and grain bins destroyed. A house was destroyed. A machine shed destroyed. A chimney was blown off the back porch of a house. Hog barn destroyed.”
• Levy County, FL (near Williston) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused significant wind damage to roofs, siding, awnings and overhangs of several homes in Williston. Thunderstorm winds also downed several street signs, large trees and power lines throughout Williston.”
• Geneva County, AL (near Slocomb) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “Just east of CR 9 about 3.5 miles north of Slocomb, sheet metal off a hay barn was blown 1/4 mile to the ENE. One neighboring property sustained tree and roof damage, a destroyed shed and a damaged hay barn. One nearby mobile home lost its roof with tree limb damage within a one mile radius.”
• Buchanan County, IA (near Winthrop) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Gusty thunderstorm winds ripped portions of the roof off a building supply company causing extensive damage to the building, office equipment, and building materials. Nearly all of the office equipment was ruined due to water damage along with the wind 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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