Storm reports for July 6, 1998

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On July 6, 1998, 55 hail, 64 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Douglas 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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage and $5.6 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (149 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Charles Mix County, SD (near Platte) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “Large hail destroyed or damaged crops, broke windows, and damaged vehicles and many farm buildings. The hail covered the ground in places and was accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain.”
• Perkins County, SD (near Lemmon) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $200,000
  “DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE KOLB AIR SPRAYING SERVICE. TOTALED WERE TWO AIRPLANES AND A HANGER, WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE SEVERLY DAMAGED. IN ADDITION TREES WERE UPROOTED AND THE STORM SUCKED THE WATER OUT OF A STOCK DAM 5 NW.”
• Emmons County, ND (near Strasburg) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $200,000
  “Downburst winds of 87 kts (100 mph) caused widespread damage to numerous weak or high profile buildings in parts of southeast Emmons county. Even though there was heavy property damage, there were no fatalities or injuries.”
• Douglas County, SD (near Joubert) · Hail 3.00″ · $200,000
  “Large hail devastated crops, broke windows, and caused other damage to buildings and vehicles.”
• Charles Mix County, SD (near Platte) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Large hail damaged crops, totally destroying some acreage, broke windows, dented vehicles, and damaged roofs.”
• Holt County, NE (near O Neill) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged several farms. A large barn was destroyed, center pivot irrigation system destroyed. Extensive tree and crop 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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