1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Springfield radar (KSGF), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:26 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, up to golf ball size, fell in the Columbus area accumulating to a depth of two inches. There was extensive car and roof damage, especially in the north part of town. Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received in the area, but no tornado touchdowns were confirmed.
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Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 1998
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