Storm reports for September 21, 1998

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On September 21, 1998, 20 hail, 36 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Logan County, OK.

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 $5.7 million in property damage, 20 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (80 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sumner County, KS (near South Haven) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Window blown out at South Haven Cafe and a tree fell onto a house in South Haven.”
• Creek County, OK (near Sapulpa) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down near Sapulpa.”

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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