Nevada, 1998

Hail in Nevada, May 7, 1998

May 7, 1998 · NWS LKN · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A cluster of severe thunderstorms produced dime size hail and wind gusts to near 60 mph over Northern Lander and Northern Eureka counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 LKN wrote it up.

A cluster of severe thunderstorms produced dime size hail and wind gusts to near 60 mph over Northern Lander and Northern Eureka counties.

The radar

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Elko

When
May 7, 12:30 PM PST to 12:35 PM PST
Where
Elko County, Tuscarora
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.320, -116.230

Hail, Elko

When
May 7, 2:08 PM PST to 2:10 PM PST
Where
Elko County, Carlin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.720, -116.100

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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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: 5637838, 5637839.