Storm reports for September 26, 1998

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On September 26, 1998, 8 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Door County, WI.

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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $258,000 in property damage and $3,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (58 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Otsego County, NY (near Springfield) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “The southern tail end of a line of thunderstorms that produced wind damage upstream to the northwest also produced isolated wind damage in the far northern portions of Otsego county late in the evening.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Camden) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms plowed across northern sections of the county late in the evening. Several trees and power lines were downed in a corridor from Camden eastward to Ava around and just after 1000 pm EDT.”
• Placer County, CA (near Kings Beach) · Hail 0.50″ · $1,000
  “Hail up to 0.5 inches in diameter, covering roadways, and causing a car accident near Kings Beach, CA. Reported by Placer County Sheriff.”
• Montmorency County, MI (near Hillman) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Numerous trees of varying sizes snapped off and/or uprooted across the area.”
• Charlevoix County, MI (near Boyne Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Trees uprooted and/or snapped off across the city.”
• Charlevoix County, MI (near East Jordan) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Numerous trees snapped off and/or uprooted around the intersection of M-66 and M-32. Many powerlines also down.”

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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