Hail, Camden
- When
- February 18, 10:25 AM EST
- Where
- Camden County, Camden
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -75.120
Hail in New Jersey, February 18, 1998
Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Camden by a SKYWARN Spotter as he was entering the Walt Whitman Bridge on his way to Philadelphia. Pea size hail was reported elsewhere in the city of Camden and marble size hail was reported in Moorestown in neighboring Burlington County.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 PHI wrote it up.
Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Camden by a SKYWARN Spotter as he was entering the Walt Whitman Bridge on his way to Philadelphia. Pea size hail was reported elsewhere in the city of Camden and marble size hail was reported in Moorestown in neighboring Burlington County.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:24 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 18 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 18, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 18, 1998
More
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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: 5631732.