Storm reports for September 28, 1998

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On September 28, 1998, 25 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 25 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Boyd County, NE.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.8 million in property damage, $32,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (95 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Geneva County, AL (near Samson) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
  “An F1 tornado touched down five miles northeast of Samson off CR 8. One mobile was lifted 50 feet off its foundation and destroyed. The three occupants sustained minor injuries.”
• Mitchell County, GA (near Camilla) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “An F1 tornado struck Camilla on Mt. Zion Rd and GA 37 uprooting large pines, damaging a residence and farm machinery, and destroying a shed. A man was injured when his pickup truck was blown off GA 262. The tornado toppled numerous pecan trees as it travelled north of Camilla along U.S. 19.”
• Coffee County, AL (near Enterprise) · Tornado F1 · $1.5 million
  “An F1 tornado touched down on CR 725 near Enterprise. One residence suffered roof damage. Camp Wiregrass sustained moderate to severe damage with several buildings crumpled, trees and power lines down, and scattered debris. Numerous customers in Enterprise were without electric service.”
• Coffee County, AL (near New Brockton) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “An F1 tornado descended near CR 732 in New Brockton damaging several chicken houses, roads, ditches, and drainage systems.”
• Bay County, FL (near Bid A Wee) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “An F1 tornado struck the Bid-A-Wee subdivision west of Panama City. The tornado damaged 23 homes surrounding the Surfside Middle School.”
• Dale County, AL (near Echo) · Tornado F0 · $150,000
  “An F0 tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of CR 40 and 7 near the Dale-Henry County line.Numerous trees were uprooted and a pump house was destroyed.”

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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