Storm reports for July 5, 1998

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On July 5, 1998, 48 hail, 36 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Butte County, SD.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.3 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 11 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (98 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butte County, SD (near Belle Fourche) · Hail 4.00″ · $3 million · 3 injuries
  “NEARLY EVERY HOME, BUSINESS AND VECHICLE IN THE CITY WAS BADLY DAMAGED.”
• Big Horn County, MT (near Hardin) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Baseball sized hail damaged numerous vehicles and broke several windows and yard lights.”
• Pinellas County, FL (near St Petersburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a commercial building, a few mobile homes and carports on 28th Street and downed a few large trees on 31st Street, 46th and 54 Avenues in St. Petersburg.”
• Richland County, ND (near Fairmount) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “Strong winds completely demolished a 50x100 foot pole shed, and scattered debris for a half mile. Many trees were blown down, windows were broken, and a propane tank was blown over. Another barn at a neighboring farm was also destroyed.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Malaga) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A wet microburst caused damage along Duarte Rd. east of Malaga. A mobile home lost its roof, two pole barns were destroyed, and a carport was heavily damaged.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Otis) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “Two barns and a carport were destroyed and three utility poles were downed near Otis.”

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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