Storm reports for June 24, 1998

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On June 24, 1998, 144 hail, 205 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Rock 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 (144)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $29.3 million in property damage, $7.4 million in crop damage and 21 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (412 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ottawa County, OH (near Port Clinton) · Tornado F2 · $20 million · 13 injuries
  “A tornado touched down approximately 10 miles west of Port Clinton and just west of the Davis Bessie power plant. Winds were between 113 and 157 miles per hour. Considerable damage occurred, with some barns completely destroyed and an apartment complex heavily damaged.”
• Fall River County, SD (near Hot Spgs) · Tornado F1 · $166,000 · 1 injury
  “A roof was blown off a house, and two campers and a boat trailer were damaged. A mobile home was also destroyed with a young man on the porch of the house thrown.”
• Logan County, ND (near Gackle) · Hail 3.00″ · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “One person was hit on the head while trying to get horses into the barn. Other damage occurred to neon signs, skylights, cars and windows.”
• Ottawa County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $3 million
  “Most of the damage in Ottawa County was caused by straight line winds. A gust of 92 miles per hour was measured in Erie Township. Sustained winds of 70 miles per hour were measured at Port Clinton. Many trees and power lines were downed, blocking several roads.”
• Sandusky County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $2 million
  “Large trees, branches and power lines were downed, some on houses and vehicles. A silo was blown onto a house in Vickery, four semi trucks were blown over at Clyde and three barn roofs were blown off in Townsend Township. Straight line winds downed trees and took the roof off of a house in Fremont.”
• Washington County, MN (near Oakdale) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1 million
  “40 homes damaged. Some roofs ripped off homes. One house shifted off foundation. Estimated windspeed.”

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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