Arizona, 1998

Hail in Arizona, August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998 · NWS FGZ · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:21 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Coconino

When
August 7, 1:20 PM MST
Where
Coconino County, 2 mi SW of Flagstaff
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
35.180, -111.680

Hail, Coconino

When
August 7, 1:30 PM MST to 1:45 PM MST
Where
Coconino County, 7 mi NW of Flagstaff
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.270, -111.730

A NWS meteorologist reported 0.75 inch diameter hail 2 miles SW of Flagstaff. Spotters at the Arizona Snowbowl ( 7 NW FLG at an elevation of 9100 feet) reported 1 inch diameter hail falling for 15 minutes.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5664467, 5664468.