Storm reports for August 26, 1998

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On August 26, 1998, 41 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Dewey County, SD.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.2 million in property damage and $2.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (85 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Franklin County, KS (near Ottawa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1.3 million
  “Severe thunderstorms moved north across Franklin county producing numerous reports of damaging winds. Five planes were overturned and a business severely damaged at Ottawa airport. Much crop damage was also reported.”
• Franklin County, KS (near Princeton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $325,000
  “At least 10 homes along with numerous trees and power lines were badly damaged by 60 to 70 mph straight line winds.”
• Allen County, KS (near Iola) · Thunderstorm wind 82 mph · $75,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds peeled off a 30-foot by 50-foot section of roofing from a business in Iola. The wind combined with heavy rain to damage much of the office area as well as most of the merchandise. Wind-driven rain also flooded sections of two schools in Iola.”
• Lake of the Woods County, MN (near Baudette) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Vehicles and awnings at the Sportsman Lodge were damaged by the large hail.”
• Muskogee County, OK (near Muskogee) · Thunderstorm wind · $11,000
  “A thunderstorm on the south side of Muskogee caused considerable wind damage as the storm collapsed. Most of the damage was confined to a 2-mile long area along Peak Blvd. bounded by US Hwy 69 on the west and Cherokee Street on the east.”
• Chowan County, NC (near Edenton) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “A small tornado produced minor damage with a tree blown into the front porch of a house.”

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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