Storm reports for September 20, 1998

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On September 20, 1998, 20 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Clay 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $110,000 in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (37 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hancock County, OH (near Van Buren) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Large branches and at least one tree were downed. A corn field was blown down and awnings were damaged at a campground..”
• Clare County, MI (near Harrison) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Wind Damage to homes and trees 4 NE Harrrison.”
• Kalamazoo County, MI (near Kalamazoo) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Treees Knocked down from 2 miles west of Kalamazoo through downtown..”
• Barry County, MI (near Hastings) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Large Tree down 5 miles south of Hastings.”
• Will County, IL (near Romeoville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Winds gusted to 60 mph at the NWS office in Romeoville. Tree limbs were downed in Lockport.”
• Phillips County, CO (near Holyoke) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew the awning off a business in Holyoke. The time of the incident was approximated.”

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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