Hail, Frederick
- When
- April 17, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick County, Braddock Hgts
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -77.500
Hail in Maryland, April 17, 1998
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the northern and eastern suburbs of Washington, DC, dropping hail of various sizes and producing numerous funnel clouds but no tornadoes. An intense storm developed in Prince George's Co, then moved into western Anne Arundel Co.
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
- $7,000
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the northern and eastern suburbs of Washington, DC, dropping hail of various sizes and producing numerous funnel clouds but no tornadoes. An intense storm developed in Prince George's Co, then moved into western Anne Arundel Co. Hail varying from nickel (0.88) to 2 inches in diameter fell between Bowie and Crofton. Damage of unknown extent was noted in Crofton.Funnel clouds were sighted throughout central Maryland, including Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles, Carroll, and Baltimore Cos. Isolated power outages were noted - mainly from concentrated lightning strikes.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:42 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Anne Arundel
- When
- April 17, 4:45 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel County, Crofton
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -76.650
Hail, Prince George'S
- When
- April 17, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Prince George'S County, Bowie
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -76.780
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5643723, 5643725, 5643724.