Storm reports for August 8, 1998

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On August 8, 1998, 24 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Alachua County, FL.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $157,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (55 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cobb County, GA (near Austell) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A severe thunderstorm caused damage from near Austell to Marietta. Trees were uprooted or snapped off, falling on houses, vehicles, and power lines. One man was pinned for 3 hours by a tree that crashed through his home's roof. He sustained injuries but nothing was broken.”
• Huron County, MI (near Bad Axe) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $18,000
  “A isolated severe thunderstorm downed several trees and power lines. One large tree fell onto a house.”
• Carroll County, GA (near Carrollton) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Carroll county 911 reported numerous trees down, some falling on a house.”
• Dallas County, AL (near Selma) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A few large trees were blown down at Craig Field and reportedly blown about 500 feet.”
• Dawes County, NE (near Chadron) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “A storm produced golfball size hail in Chadron State Park.”
• Suwannee County, FL (near Lancaster) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”

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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