Hail, Harrison
- When
- June 26, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, New Athens
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -81.000
Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 26, 1998
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- June 26, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -80.770
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines across Jefferson County.
Hail, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 26, 6:38 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Gnadenhutten
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.350, -81.430
Hail, Belmont
- When
- June 26, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, St Clairsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.080, -80.900
Hail, Belmont
- When
- June 26, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, 3 mi NW of Shadyside
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.000, -80.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Belmont
- When
- June 26, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Shadyside
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -80.750
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Belmont
- When
- June 26, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Powhatan Pt
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.870, -80.820
Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down.
Flash Flood, Belmont
- When
- June 26, 7:20 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, St Clairsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced minor flooding along SR 147.
Flash Flood, Belmont
- When
- June 26, 7:20 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Shadyside
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm rains produced flooding of two to three feet of water on Central Avenue. Several businesses received damage from the water. Wegee Creek rose out of its banks.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 1998
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: 5669785, 5669786, 5669787, 5668330, 5668331, 5668332, 5668333, 5668334, 5668335.