Storm reports for August 23, 1998

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On August 23, 1998, 51 hail, 47 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Fulton County, OH.

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 (51)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $56.3 million in property damage, $3.8 million in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (125 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gogebic County, MI (near Watersmeet) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
  “Large trees down. One tree fell on fiber-glass camper resulting in a fataility at Imp Lake Campground in Ottawa National Forest.”
• Fulton County, OH (near Archbold) · Hail 4.50″ · $650,000
  “SEVERAL HOMES NEAR ARCHBOLD SUSTAINED MODERATE TO SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM THE HIGH WINDS. ONE HOME OWNER HAD HIS CHIMNEY COLLAPSE WHICH FELL THROUGH THE ROOF. THEY ALSO LOST SEVERAL WINDOWS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOME FROM FLYING DEBRIS.”
• Treasure County, MT (near Hysham) · Tornado F0 · $200,000
  “Two small tornadoes in Treasure County knocked down several trees, antennas and power poles. One power pole which contained a transformer started some fires after it fell. The tornadoes also damaged some houses and sheds.”
• Onondaga County, NY (near Lysander) · Thunderstorm wind · $175,000
  “A short, but intense squall line moved into northwestern sections of the county around 730 am EDT. From there, a line of severe thunderstorms plowed eastward across the northern communities of the county, including the Syracuse metropolitan area. Widespread wind damage resulted.”
• Hillsdale County, MI (near Hillsdale) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.”
• Fulton County, OH (near Wauseon) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A FARM HAD ITS BARN COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO DAMAGED.”

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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