Storm reports for June 29, 1998

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On June 29, 1998, 98 hail, 331 damaging-wind and 29 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Pottawatomie County, KS.

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 (98)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $156 million in property damage, $19.9 million in crop damage, 174 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (512 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Champaign County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “Several areas in Champaign County sustained considerable damage caused by microbursts (100 to 110 mph) as the thunderstorms marched across the county. Just south of Willard Airport, a mobile home was destroyed.”
• Knox County, IL (near Williamsfield) · Tornado F1 · $2 million · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down 3.5 miles southwest of Williamsfield. It destroyed a steel corn crib, blew down a large tree which damaged a home. Also, several windows were blown out on the home. As the tornado travelled east it caused major tree damage for a mile.”
• Fulton County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “As the bow echo moved through Fulton County it blew down hundreds of trees, one of which fell on a woman in Cuba, who was trying to seek shelter from the storm. She sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized for a time.”
• Dorchester County, SC (near Summerville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Camper trailer overturned. One minor injury.”
• Tazewell County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $2 million
  “As the storms moved through Tazewell County, more intense damage was observed in two main areas, Morton and South Pekin. In Morton, as a tornado moved through southwestern portions of the city, strong microburst winds (100 to 110 mph) caused considerable tree and power line damage, as well as…”
• McLean County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.1 million
  “In Mclean County as the storms moved through, there were more intense areas of damage due to microbursts (100 to 110 mph) in the Mclean and Leroy areas.”

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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