Storm reports for July 3, 1998

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On July 3, 1998, 24 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Missoula County, MT.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $359,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (87 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tippecanoe County, IN (near West Lafayette) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “Tornado damaged several houses and blew down numerous trees and power lines near North River Road and Happy Hollow Road.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Longwood) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $65,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines, overturned 7 tractor trailer trucks and damaged the doors on a large warehouse near Longwood.”
• Union County, MS (near New Albany) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several power poles were snapped. A kitchen stove was blown off a front porch.”
• Stone County, MS (near Central Portion) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $7,000
  “Several trees were blown down in the central part of the county. One of the trees fell on a car and damaged it.”
• Okaloosa County, FL (near Crestview) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down just east of Crestview.”
• Flagler County, FL (near Bunnell) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”

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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