Storm reports for October 25, 1998

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On October 25, 1998, 3 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Calhoun County, AR.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (9 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Winds collapsed a mobile home, and blew the roof off another home on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Fountain Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “For the third time on this day, Fountain Hills was hit by high winds that blew sand and debris into streets along with hail and heavy rain.”
• Coconino County, AZ (near Mormon Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated in excess of 70 mph snapped cleanly numerous pine trees with 36 inch diameters and lengths up to 87 feet in the Gash Mountain area. The height of the breaks ranged from 2 feet to 30 feet AGL.”
• Yavapai County, AZ (near Mc Guireville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A weather spotter reported thunderstorm winds gusting to 65 mph at Lake Montezuma.”

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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