Storm reports for July 24, 1998

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On July 24, 1998, 5 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel 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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $143,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• West Carroll Parish, LA (near Oak Grove) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Wind destroyed mobile home injuring one person.”
• Marlboro County, SC (near Bennettsville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $80,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused damage to buildings and sheds at Gold Kist, cotton trailers were overturned at McColl Ginnerry, and the sign, a light pole and car windows were broken at a car dealership.”
• Horry County, SC (near Conway) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm gust downed 20'x40' billboard structure at intersection of highways US 501 and SC 165.”
• Peach County, GA (near Byron) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “WMAZ TV in Macon reported thunderstorm winds damaged outbuildings in a mobile home park on White Road. The winds also blew a hole in a storage shed and damaged trees.”
• Marshall County, AL (near Boaz) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A few trees were down in the Boaz community.”
• Pittsburg County, OK (near Mc Alester) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “An isolated thunderstorm produced an apparent downburst wind on the north side of McAlester, blowing down several trees and privacy fences.”

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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