Hail, Harford
- When
- May 6, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Harford County, Forest Hill
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -76.380
Hail in Maryland, May 6, 1998
An isolated severe thunderstorm persisted over Harford Co, dropping golf ball-sized hail in at least two locations. In Bel Air, a resident had an estimated $3,500 damage to his home.
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
- 2
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.
An isolated severe thunderstorm persisted over Harford Co, dropping golf ball-sized hail in at least two locations. In Bel Air, a resident had an estimated $3,500 damage to his home.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:53 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Harford
- When
- May 6, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Harford County, Bel Air
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -76.350
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
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 6, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 6 to 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, May 6 to 8, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 6, 1998
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, May 6, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, May 6 to 7, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 6, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, May 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 6, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, May 6, 1998
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, May 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: 5645830, 5645831.