Storm reports for September 6, 1998

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On September 6, 1998, 24 hail, 79 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Wayne County, PA.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $172 million in property damage, $10.5 million in crop damage, 11 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Onondaga County, NY (near Baldwinsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $90 million · 3 deaths · 7 injuries
  “The derecho that caused extensive wind damage upstream in both Cayuga and Seneca counties continued eastward across Onondaga county. Widespread structural damage resulted and tens of thousands of trees were toppled in northern portions of the county. Direct human impact was also felt.”
• Cayuga County, NY (near Montezuma) · Thunderstorm wind · $20 million · 3 injuries
  “The derecho which inflicted wind damage upstream to the northwest, including Seneca county, ripped across northern and central parts of Cayuga county between 100 and 130 am EDT. Much wind damage resulted.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Verona) · Thunderstorm wind · $10 million
  “The derecho continued to progress quickly towards the east-southeast. It inflicted more widespread wind damage down the western Mohawk Valley. Tree and structural damage was quite common over central and southern sections of the county. Additional reports of large hail were also noted.”
• Madison County, NY (near Oneida) · Thunderstorm wind · $5 million
  “The derecho continued to plow towards the east from the Syracuse area into Madison county. Widespread wind damage again resulted, mainly across northern and eastern sections of the county. Several reports of large hail were also received.”
• Seneca County, NY (near Waterloo) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “A long lived severe convective wind system or derecho moved into northern portions of the county just before 100 am EDT. These same storms had caused considerable damage upstream in the Rochester area. Widespread wind damage occurred in the town of Waterloo and also across Seneca Falls.”
• Summit County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Numerous trees, large limbs and power lines were downed. In Munroe Falls, a tree fell on a house. In Stow, large limbs were downed on at least two vehicles and through the roof 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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