Storm reports for October 29, 1998

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On October 29, 1998, 6 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Brown County, IL.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6,000 in property damage and $6,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cass County, IL (near Virginia) · Thunderstorm wind
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and snapped two utility poles in half two miles east of Virginia. In Philadelphia, the thunderstorm winds blew down 13 utility poles. No injuries were reported.”

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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