Storm reports for August 9, 1998

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On August 9, 1998, 33 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Neosho 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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $967,000 in property damage and $75,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (96 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Neosho County, KS (near Galesburg) · Hail 4.50″ · $250,000
  “Tennisball to softball-sized hail pelted a one square mile section on the south side of Lake Parsons, inflicting extensive damage to boats, tents, campers, vehicles, buildings and crops.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, branches and power lines from Harbor Island to Ybor City.”
• Lee County, FL (near Cape Coral) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines over southern portions of Cape Coral. Thunderstorm winds also downed a large tree limb from an Australian pine tree which crushed the roof of a station wagon in Sanibel.”
• Franklin County, KS (near Richmond) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $3,000
  “Strong winds blew the roof off a trailer home.”
• Charlton County, GA (near St George) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Duval County, FL (near Whitehouse) · 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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