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Storm reports for July 15, 1998
On July 15, 1998, 26 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states.
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On July 15, 1998, 26 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Rooks 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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| CO | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| NE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| OK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| SD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| NY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| TX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| WY | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| PA | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge City, KS | 27,663 | 1.25″ |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 11,835 | 0.88″ |
| Houston, TX | 2,390,125 | 0.75″ |
| West University Place, TX | 15,149 | 0.75″ |
Hail reports (26)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15:17 | 1.75″ | Rooks County, KS |
| 18:30 | 1.75″ | Morton County, KS |
| 23:35 | 1.75″ | Kimball County, NE |
| 23:14 | 1.25″ | Ford County, KS |
| 17:30 | 1.00″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 21:20 | 1.00″ | Roger Mills County, OK |
| 21:25 | 1.00″ | El Paso County, CO |
| 22:06 | 1.00″ | Pennington County, SD |
| 22:48 | 1.00″ | Gray County, KS |
| 23:11 | 1.00″ | Ford County, KS |
| 23:33 | 1.00″ | Gray County, KS |
| 23:35 | 1.00″ | Ford County, KS |
| 00:25 | 1.00″ | Weld County, CO |
| 13:53 | 0.88″ | Hitchcock County, NE |
| 20:55 | 0.88″ | Ellis County, OK |
| 23:32 | 0.88″ | Finney County, KS |
| 23:55 | 0.88″ | Weld County, CO |
| 01:20 | 0.88″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 13:27 | 0.75″ | Red Willow County, NE |
| 18:57 | 0.75″ | Barber County, KS |
| 19:45 | 0.75″ | Chautauqua County, NY |
| 20:25 | 0.75″ | Dewey County, OK |
| 21:00 | 0.75″ | Custer County, OK |
| 22:32 | 0.75″ | Harris County, TX |
| 00:45 | 0.75″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 02:35 | 0.75″ | Kit Carson County, CO |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $42,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (45 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattaraugus County, NY | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Kimball County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Phillips County, KS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Harris County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Rooks County, KS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Kimball County, NE (near Kimball) · Hail 1.75″ · $4,000
“A storm produced golfball size hail 25 miles northwest of Kimball.” - Weld County, CO (near Grover) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
“Strong thunderstorm winds to 64 mph (53 kts) and large hail did an undetermined amount of damage to cropland in the area.” - Lubbock County, TX (near Lubbock) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
“Texas Tech University's weather station recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 53 knots (61 mph).” - Yuma County, CO (near Eckley) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
“Wind estimated at 60 mph or greater brought down limbs 3 to 4 inches in diameter.” - Kimball County, NE (near Kimball) · Tornado F0
“A short lived-weak tornado occurred 15 miles west of Kimball.” - Arapahoe County, CO (near Deer Trail) · Tornado F0
“Two small landspouts touched down briefly but did no 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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