Storm reports for September 30, 1998

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On September 30, 1998, 22 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Valencia County, NM.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $386,000 in property damage and $0 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (35 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hillsborough County, FL (near Temple Terrace) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “The public reported thunderstorm winds, estimated between 60 to 70 mph, destroyed a reinforced lanai of a home in Temple Terrace. Several large tree limbs were also downed by the thunderstorm winds.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “The Tampa Electric Company reported thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs and power lines in Tampa.”
• Will County, IL (near Romeoville) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the Lewis Airport AWOS in Romeoville.”
• Cook County, IL (near Orland Park) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A 60 mph wind gust was recorded on an anemometer.”
• Creek County, OK (near Slick) · Hail 2.00″
  “2-inch hail accompanied by 50 to 60 mph winds.”
• San Juan County, NM (near Bloomfield) · Hail 0.75″
  “A small thunderstorm yielded lots of pea size hail and few dime sized stones.”

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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