Arkansas, 1998Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 15, 1998
June 15, 1998 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 1 county or zone
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- June 15, 10:35 PM CST to 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Yarbro
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -89.900
Several cars were blown off Interstate 55 near the Arkansas-Missouri border.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- June 15, 10:40 PM CST to 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Gosnell to Blytheville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -89.970
One home near Gosnell was destroyed by a blown down tree. Some highway equipment was also damaged. Trees and interstate highway signs were also knocked down. A tree also fell on a house 10 miles northeast of Blytheville producing major damage to the house.
Hail, Mississippi
- When
- June 15, 10:43 PM CST to 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Blytheville to Huffman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -89.920
Nearly all crops grown between Yarbro and Huffman were totally destroyed by the hail.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 15, 19981 death · $20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Indiana, June 15, 19981 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 15, 1998$952,000 · F0 · 37 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 15 to 16, 1998$559,000 · 1.75 in hail · 21 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 15, 19981 injured · $181,000 · 2 in hail · 29 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1998$240,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 15, 19981 injured · $91,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 15, 1998$175,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 15 to 16, 1998$200,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 15, 1998$116,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 15, 1998$125,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 15, 1998$68,000 · 0.75 in hail · 14 events
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: 5651534, 5651536, 5651535.