Storm reports for August 7, 1998

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On August 7, 1998, 15 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Laurens 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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $75,000 in property damage, $80,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clark County, NV (near Las Vegas N Air Term) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $40,000
  “Damaging winds from a nearby thunderstorm overturned two small planes at the North Las Vegas Airport and knocked down a few power poles at the intersection of Craig Road and Rancho Drive.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, branches and power lines from the Hillsborough River State Park along U.S. Highway 301 south across Seffner and Brandon.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Daylight) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “A very brief, weak tornado was observed by several people. The only damage was to a 60 by 50 foot section of steel roof fastened to wooden trusses. The damaged building was a construction company.”
• Phillips County, MT (near Saco) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “A spotter north of Saco reported winds to 75 miles an hour. The microburst uprooted cottonwood trees and moved a pick up topper 100 yards.”
• Gila County, AZ (near Globe) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Strong winds blew down at least one antenna.”
• Clark County, NV (near Las Vegas) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “A 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust was recorded by the ASOS at McCarran International Airport.”

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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