Maryland, 1998

Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 2, 1998

June 2, 1998 · NWS AKQ · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:02 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dorchester

When
June 2, 9:05 PM EST
Where
Dorchester County, East New Market
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.600, -75.900

Hail, Wicomico

When
June 2, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Wicomico County, Delmar
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.450, -75.570

Hail, Wicomico

When
June 2, 10:50 PM EST
Where
Wicomico County, Fruitland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.320, -75.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When
June 2, 10:53 PM EST
Where
Worcester County, Snow Hill to 3 mi of Snow Hill
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
38.180, -75.450

Microburst ripped the roof off of a maintenance building, with the roof debris scattered about 200 yards into a neighboring field. Damage also occurred at a nearby car dealership, where a tent was blown down and approximately 18 cars were damaged. The tent poles caused most of the damage to the cars, including numerous dents and broken windows. About 3 miles west of this site, several large pine trees were snapped off approximately 15 feet above the ground.

Hail, Worcester

When
June 2, 10:53 PM EST
Where
Worcester County, Snow Hill
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.180, -75.400

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Maryland in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, 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: 5658430, 5658428, 5658429, 5657925, 5658431.