Missouri, 1998Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 7, 1998
April 7, 1998 · NWS EAX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Hail, Macon
- When
- April 7, 1:00 PM CST to 1:02 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County, New Cambria
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -92.770
Golfball-size hail was reported by a spotter in New Cambria during a severe thunderstorm. Hail also covered the ground in part of New Cambria.
Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- April 7, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County, 2 mi NE of New Cambria
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -92.730
Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines and also blew a hog shed into a neighboring field.
Hail, Adair
- When
- April 7, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, 7 mi SW of Brashear
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.080, -92.480
A spotter reported dime-size hail 7 miles southwest of Brashear during a severe thunderstorm over Adair County.
- 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.
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 7, 19988 injured · $100,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Hail in Illinois, April 7, 1998$7.0 million · 2 in hail · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 7 to 27, 1998$339,000 · F0 · 58 events
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 7, 1998F2 · 2 events
- Tornado in Illinois, April 7, 1998F2 · 1 event
- Flooding in Iowa, April 7 to 12, 1998$150,000 · 10 events
- Tornado in Missouri, April 7, 1998$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Indiana, April 7, 1998$30,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, April 7, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 7, 1998$12,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, April 7, 1998$40,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, April 7, 1998F1 · 1 event
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: 5639892, 5639894, 5639893.