Storm reports for October 30, 1998

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On October 30, 1998, 28 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Curry 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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $322,000 in property damage and $100,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• De Baca County, NM (near Ft Sumner) · Hail 2.50″
  “NWS cooperative observer at Canton recorded a funnel cloud following tennis ball hail.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Pecos) · Hail 1.75″
  “The hail was in a two mile wide swath that crossed US 285 and FM 1216 stripping bark and foilage from mesquite bushes.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Pecos) · Tornado F0
  “A supercell storm north of Pecos produced a weak tornado that caused little if any damage. The tornado dissipated before the storm passed into Ward county.”

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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