Storm reports for July 21, 1998

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On July 21, 1998, 41 hail, 216 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Logan 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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $47.6 million in property damage, $421,000 in crop damage, 28 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (286 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Steuben County, IN (near Angola) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $250,000 · 4 injuries
  “WIND DAMAGE TO 4-H BUILDING AND STRUCTURE HIT BY LIGHTNING. SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK THE 4-H BUILDING.”
• St. Joseph County, IN (near South Bend) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “SEVERAL REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS AND WIND DAMAGE. ONE WOMAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN A LARGE TREE FELL ON HER CAR.”
• Putnam County, OH (near Leipsic) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “ONE MAN ENDED UP PARALYZED WHEN A LARGE TREE LIMB FELL ONTO HIS CAR. COUNTLESS LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. ONE HOUSE AND TWO BARNS WERE DESTROYED ON ROAD J-3 AND ROAD K. ANOTHER TWO STORY HOUSE COMPLETELY LOST ITS UPPER FLOOR.”
• Huron County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees were downed, particularly in the Norwalk area, where a 58 year old man was taken to the hospital after being seriously injured when a tree fell on his car. In Peru Township, a medium size barn was picked up and dropped on its top and three hay wagons were tossed around by the wind.”
• Summit County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees were downed, mostly in the northern portion of the county. A measured wind gust of 60 miles per hour was reported at Twinsburg. A woman was injured when a tree fell on her car in Northfield Village.”
• Erie County, OH (near Milan) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $750,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds estimated to 70 miles per hour produced widespread damage in Milan. An estimated one thousand or more trees were downed in the area and the roofs of the town hall and police station were badly damaged.”

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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