Storm reports for November 9, 1998

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On November 9, 1998, 11 hail, 277 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Cole County, MO.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.4 million in property damage, 21 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (366 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Muskogee County, OK (near Muskogee) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
  “A 42-year old woman was killed around 1218 AM CDT when several large tree branches fell through the windshield of a pickup truck in which she was a passenger, stabbing the woman through the neck. This unfortunate incident occurred at the corner of 23rd and Arline Streets.”
• Johnson County, MO (near Elm) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $60,000 · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed two mobile homes, and substantially damaged a single family residence. Two people in one of the mobile homes suffered minor injuries due to flying debris. Two automobiles were also overturned.”
• McLean County, IL (near Stanford) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $275,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. A semi was blown over 4 miles west of Gridley and the driver sustained minor injuries. Also, twelve cars of a freight train were blown over at this location. The double-stack container cars were empty.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near Wichita) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “One mobile home was rolled over. The occupent suffered a broken collar bone when the water bed he was sleeping in rolled on top of him.”
• Macon County, IL (near Macon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “As a line of thunderstorms moved through the area a 30 foot travel trailer was tipped over in Macon, injuring one person. The man sustained a dislocated hip. Then 4 miles east of Macon, a large tree was blown onto a house causing moderate damage.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Ft Smith) · Tornado F1 · $750,000
  “An F1 tornado touched down in extreme eastern Oklahoma between Arkoma and Pocola and then moved northeast into western Arkansas, moving across the southern part of Fort Smith and finally lifting at the Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM).”

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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