Nevada, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Nevada, August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998 · NWS VEF · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorms ripped through the Lake Mead National Recreation Area capsizing at least two boats and producing golfball sized hail near Logandale. A man in a capsized boat at Las Vegas Bay sustained minor injuries and had to be rescued by the Park Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$15,000
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 VEF wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms ripped through the Lake Mead National Recreation Area capsizing at least two boats and producing golfball sized hail near Logandale. A man in a capsized boat at Las Vegas Bay sustained minor injuries and had to be rescued by the Park Service. Six people from another boat near Callville Bay also had to be pulled from the water when their vessel overturned.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 7, 2:03 PM PST
Where
Clark County, Mead Lake
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
36.520, -114.420

Hail, Clark

When
August 7, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Clark County, Logandale
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
36.600, -114.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 7, 2:45 PM PST
Where
Clark County, Mead Lake
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
36.520, -114.420

What these are

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.
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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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: 5664973, 5664974, 5664975.