Storm reports for July 29, 1998

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On July 29, 1998, 13 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Washington 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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $241,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (46 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Deschutes County, OR (near Redmond) · Thunderstorm wind · $200,000
  “A powerful storm moved through the Deschutes County Fair injuring at least four people, flipping a large tent, and lifting an inflated laser tag game into a tree. A 40-by-40-foot tent flipped over and struck two people with 2 to 3 inch pipes, one went to the hospital.”
• Dallas County, AL (near Selma) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “A downburst hit Craig Field and knocked down numerous trees, a few doors were blown out, there was roof damage to a few buildings and tractor trailer was over turned.”
• Barbour County, AL (near Clayton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Numerous power outages were reported in Clayton due to downed trees.”
• Brantley County, GA (near Hickox) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Atkinson County, GA (near Willacoochee) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Greeley County, KS (near Whitelaw) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1,000
  “Spotter estimated 70 MPH winds which blew a horse trailer into a shed and downed two sections of fence. Tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter were broken.”

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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