Storm reports for August 14, 1998

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On August 14, 1998, 39 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Calumet County, WI.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $596,000 in property damage, $231,000 in crop damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Logan County, NE (near Stapleton) · Hail 1.75″ · $200,000
  “Golfball size hail accompanied by 50 to 60 mph winds caused extensive damage to buildings and vehicles in and around Stapleton. Considerable crop damage near Stapleton.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $65,000
  “One home major damage, 5 minor. One vehicle destroyed. Large trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Opa Locka) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Power lines down. Thousands of homes lost power. Roof and window damage reported at several homes. Shallow flooding reported throughout Northeast Miami-Dade county.”
• Fresno County, CA (near Helm) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “NWS HNX WSR-88D detected no cell activity but high based cumulus evidently supported a weak microburst. A small indication was present on the radar at the time of occurrence but was already dissipated by the completion of the volume scan.”
• Musselshell County, MT (near Roundup) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A strong thunderstorm downed several trees and a few power lines in and around Roundup.”
• Holt County, NE (near Atkinson) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Golfball hail damaged buildings and destroyed crops.”

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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