Storm reports for July 16, 1998

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On July 16, 1998, 23 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Las Animas 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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $177,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (49 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Runnels County, TX (near Miles) · Thunderstorm wind · $55,000
  “A microburst damaged a grain elevator and cotton gin, destroyed 2 empty grain silos, and damaged numerous roofs and carports across the community of Miles. One exterior wall of a house was penetrated by a two-by-four from a carport damaged nearby. Wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Eloy) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moving through south-central Pinal county knocked down several power poles and power lines.”
• Bamberg County, SC (near Bamberg) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $12,000
  “A home off Hunters Chapel Road had minor damage to the porch and roof and moderate damage to the carport. Trees were also down and debris from the carport was found 30 yds away.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Ft Worth) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A food preparation warehouse had windows blown in and an exhaust stack blown off the roof.”
• Smith County, TX (near Tyler) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Tree fell on a house in the Chapel Hill Subdivision.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Blue Mound) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds peeled off the roof from a building.”

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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