Storm reports for August 11, 1998

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On August 11, 1998, 15 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sheridan County, NE.

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 $270,000 in property damage, $15,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (50 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Buckeye) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $150,000
  “Winds took down 6 power poles, and forced the closure of I-10 for 1 1/2 hours. A squad car from the Buckeye Police Department received minor damage when crushed by a falling power pole. Two private planes from Pierce Aviation were destroyed and several other planes were damaged by high winds.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Lucerne Vly) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Downburst winds demolished a hay barn, snapped in half a 30 year old tree and uprooted a 40 year old tree.”
• Garden County, NE (near Oshkosh) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “Golfball size hail accompanied by strong winds damaged buildings, vehicles, and crops.”
• Lamar County, AL (near Sulligent) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Trees and power lines were down in Sulligent.”
• Escambia County, FL (near Walnut Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down just southeast of Walnut Hill.”
• Garden County, NE (near Lisco) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several large branches.”

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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