Hail, Sebastian
- When
- June 18, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -94.270
Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 18, 1998
Summary of events for June 18 1998:An approaching cold front and a vigorous upper level low moving into the southern plains helped ignite an outbreak of severe thunderstorms over eastern Oklahoma on the evening of June 18. One severe storm moved east into Sebastian County between 745 and 830 PM CDT, dropping hail as large as nickels and causing a severe wind report.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for June 18 1998:An approaching cold front and a vigorous upper level low moving into the southern plains helped ignite an outbreak of severe thunderstorms over eastern Oklahoma on the evening of June 18. One severe storm moved east into Sebastian County between 745 and 830 PM CDT, dropping hail as large as nickels and causing a severe wind report.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sebastian
- When
- June 18, 9:03 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, (Fsm)ft Smith Muni A
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -94.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- June 18, 9:18 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Hackett
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -94.420
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 18, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 18 to 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flash Flood in Maine, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 18 to 19, 1998
- Flood in Nebraska, June 18, 1998
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, June 1998
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: 5644751, 5644752, 5644753.