Storm reports for July 25, 1998

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On July 25, 1998, 16 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Sedgwick 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Caddo Parish, LA (near Shreveport) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $4,000
  “Several trees, well house, and fence blown over.”
• Lafourche Parish, LA (near Thibodaux) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near Shreveport Rgnl Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph
  “Wind gust from the south 180 degrees shifted to the east 080 degrees at 1655 CST. Both gusts 1647 CST and 1655 CST were at 58 knots.”
• Weld County, CO (near Carr) · Tornado F0
  “A small landspout 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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