Storm reports for August 12, 1998

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On August 12, 1998, 17 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Scott 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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $419,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (38 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Wickenburg) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $300,000
  “A strong to severe complex of storms formed northeast of Wickenburg and moved to the southwest and intensified. The storms produced severe damage to at least 2 aircraft at the Wickenburg airport. About 6 power poles were blown down, and evaporative coolers were blown off roofs.”
• Pulaski County, GA (near Hawkinsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A sudden downburst from a thunderstorm peeled the roof off a high school gymnasium. Georgia Emergency Agency reported numerous trees and power lines were downed as well.”
• Bowie County, TX (near De Kalb) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000
  “Trees and powerlines down with one tree across a house.”
• Bladen County, NC (near White Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Straight line wind snapped about 20 trees and 1 landed on the mobile home.”
• Brazos County, TX (near Bryan) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Microburst downed trees and caused roof damage to homes.”
• Madison County, TX (near Madisonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “Trees down along HWY 75 and along FM1452 northeast of Midway.”

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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