Storm reports for July 22, 1998

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On July 22, 1998, 11 hail, 98 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jackson County, GA.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $384,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (125 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lee County, NC (near Sanford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $215,000
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a downbrust and considerable rainfall near Sandford. T he county Emergency Manager reported that 2 storage buildings were destroyed, 3 mobile homes sustained heavy damage due to falling trees, and a single engine airplane was turned upside down at the local…”
• Lawrence County, PA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees throughout the county. Parkstown to East Moravia, including the west side of New Castle was particularly hard hit.”
• Hall County, GA (near Flowery Branch) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Hall county 911 reported trees were knocked down on a mobile home.”
• Tuscarawas County, OH (near Dover) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Carroll County, OH (near Malvern) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Butler County, PA (near Slippery Rock) · Thunderstorm wind · $4,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and sparked pole fires.”

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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