Storm reports for July 7, 1998

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On July 7, 1998, 12 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Prowers County, CO.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $175,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (46 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Texas County, OK (near Adams) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “The roof of a mobile home was reported to have been taken off. Power lines were reported down along with several barns destroyed.”
• Twin Falls County, ID (near Filer) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “A strong thunderstorm produced wind gusts which peeled the roof off of a business in Filer.”
• Scotts Bluff County, NE (near Scottsbluff) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along county roads 10 miles northeast of Scottsbluff.”
• Grady County, OK (near Minco) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph
  “Winds gusted to 58 mph at 1945 CST, measured by Oklahoma Mesonet. Winds gusted to 83 mph at 1950 CST, also measured by Oklahoma Mesonet.”
• Lawrence County, IL (near St Francisville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “As a severe thunderstorm moved through the St. Francisville area, the winds blew the roofs off of several hangers at the local airport. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.”
• Broward County, FL (near Hollywood) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Wind gust recorded at uncommissioned HWO ASOS at North Perry Field.”

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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