Storm reports for July 27, 1998

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On July 27, 1998, 9 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Yellowstone County, MT.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $195,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yellowstone County, MT (near Billings Logan Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “A 60 mph wind gust was reported by the ASOS at Logan International Airport. The storm also knocked down several branches. One of which injured a 16 year old girl. Some power outages were reported in Billings as well.”
• Glynn County, GA (near Arco) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Downbust uprooted large trees and damaged 10 homes.”
• Jackson County, FL (near Graceville) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn off CR 169 about four miles southeast of Graceville.”
• Horry County, SC (near Bucksport) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “A possible tornado could not be verified, but strong thunderstorm winds downed trees near the Intracoastal Waterway from Bucksport to Socastee.”
• Houston County, AL (near Cowarts) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Straight-line winds damaged at least 10 mobile homes at the Avon Trailer Court, several by downed trees. A portion of a mobile home roof in Cowarts was torn off after the structure was moved more than three feet.”
• Clarendon County, SC (near Summerton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Summerton Police reported trees down on Francis Marion road.”

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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