September 1998 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In September 1998, 327 hail, 545 damaging-wind and 104 tornado reports were logged on 29 storm days across 46 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Valencia County, NM on September 30, 1998. The most hail reports came on September 25, 1998 (57). Tornadoes killed 2.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of September 1998
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 1998 | 14 | 101 | 4 | 2.25″ | 14 |
| Sep 6, 1998 | 24 | 79 | 0 | 2.00″ | 15 |
| Sep 25, 1998 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 3.50″ | 6 |
| Sep 27, 1998 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 4.00″ | 12 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 2.00″ | 11 |
| Sep 29, 1998 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 2.75″ | 10 |
| Sep 21, 1998 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 2.75″ | 5 |
| Sep 2, 1998 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 1.00″ | 9 |
| Sep 26, 1998 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 2.75″ | 5 |
| Sep 8, 1998 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 2.75″ | 10 |
Largest hail reported in September 1998
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1998 | 4.50″ (softball) | Valencia County, NM |
| Sep 27, 1998 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Niagara County, NY |
| Sep 25, 1998 | 3.50″ (teacup) | Arenac County, MI |
| Sep 25, 1998 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Mille Lacs County, MN |
| Sep 8, 1998 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Chester County, SC |
| Sep 21, 1998 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Logan County, OK |
| Sep 26, 1998 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Door County, WI |
| Sep 29, 1998 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Rice County, KS |
| Sep 25, 1998 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Mille Lacs County, MN |
| Sep 25, 1998 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Gladwin County, MI |
Storm reports by state, September 1998
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 18 | 90 | 1 | 4.00″ |
| Kansas | 54 | 37 | 3 | 2.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 72 | 4 | 2.25″ |
| Florida | 3 | 31 | 26 | 1.00″ |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 36 | 3 | 2.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Michigan | 15 | 25 | 0 | 3.50″ |
| Minnesota | 19 | 20 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| South Carolina | 5 | 22 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Georgia | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1.00″ |
| New Jersey | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Alabama | 0 | 6 | 22 | – |
| Nebraska | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| North Carolina | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Ohio | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Mexico | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4.50″ |
| Colorado | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Nevada | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Vermont | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Texas | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0.88″ |
| Virginia | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Missouri | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Arkansas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| California | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| West Virginia | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 0 | 9 | 0 | – |
| Montana | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Utah | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| Iowa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Illinois | 0 | 7 | 0 | – |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Connecticut | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| North Dakota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Idaho | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Maine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Delaware | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Tennessee | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in September 1998
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.