Storms in District of Columbia in 1998
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in District of Columbia in 1998, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
District of Columbia in 1998 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 24
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $70,000
- Episodes
- 21
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | 11 | $45,000 |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1998
- Heat in District of Columbia, January 6 to 9, 1998
- Heavy Rain in District of Columbia, January 23, 1998
- Heavy Rain in District of Columbia, January 28, 1998
February 1998
- Flash Flood and Strong Wind in District of Columbia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, February 17, 1998
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, February 24, 1998
March 1998
- Flash Flood in District of Columbia, March 9, 1998
- Cold in District of Columbia, March 11 to 13, 1998
- Heat in District of Columbia, March 27 to 31, 1998
June 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in District of Columbia, June 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in District of Columbia, June 23, 1998
July 1998
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 20 to 23, 1998
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 21, 1998
August 1998
October 1998
November 1998
December 1998
More
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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.