Hail, Lawrence
- When
- June 16, 12:35 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Ironton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -82.670
Hail the size of quarters to golfballs fell in town, denting vehicles.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 16, 1998
6 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $295,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- June 16, 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Ironton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -82.670
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- June 16, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Waterloo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -82.470
Hail, Perry
- When
- June 16, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Perry County, Maxville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -82.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Gallia
- When
- June 16, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gallia County, 1 mi N of Rio Grande
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.900, -82.370
Several trees were blown down.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- June 16, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Oak Hill
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -82.570
Flash Flood, Gallia
- When
- June 16, 1:30 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gallia County, Patriot
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Symmes Creek and its tributaries flowed across Route 141.
Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- June 16, 2:00 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, 3 mi SE of Oak Hill
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Route 279 was blocked by overflowing streams.
Hail, Meigs
- When
- June 16, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs County, Syracuse
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -81.970
Flash Flood, Meigs
- When
- June 16, 2:30 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs County, Rutland
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Streams flooded from the Wolfpen region along Thomas Fork to Little Leading Creek around Rutland.
What these are
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 16, 1998
- Flood in Indiana, June 16 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Maryland, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 16, 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: 5659449, 5659450, 5659451, 5659454, 5659452, 5659453, 5659458, 5659456, 5659455, 5659457.