Storm reports for August 27, 1998

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On August 27, 1998, 16 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Stevens 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

Hail reports (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $59,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Edwards County, KS (near Belpre) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Sprinkler irrigation turned over. Four inch tree limbs down.”
• Richardson County, NE (near Verdon) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “Thunderstorm winds tore corner of a roof off of a home in addition to uprooting several trees.”
• Meade County, KS (near Meade) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph
  “Five to 6 inch tree limbs blown down. One ten inch tree limb blown down.”
• Buchanan County, MO (near St Joseph) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “A St. Joseph radio station reported a 65 MPH wind just during a severe thunderstorm in St Joseph.”
• Carroll County, MO (near Carrollton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “The Carrollton Fire Department reported a 60 MPH wind gust during a thunderstorm at Carrollton.”
• Buchanan County, MO (near Easton) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime-size hail was reported during a thunderstorm 2 miles northeast of Easton.”

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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