Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum
- When
- June 28, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Muskingum County, Bloomfield
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.050, -81.750
A house was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 28, 1998
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Muskingum
- When
- June 28, 5:30 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Muskingum County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -81.950
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the county. Some roads were closed due to downed trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey
- When
- June 28, 5:30 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Guernsey County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -81.470
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines throughout the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas
- When
- June 28, 5:50 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -81.450
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees throughout the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- June 28, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Bowerston
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -81.180
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Belmont
- When
- June 28, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Florence
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.120, -80.720
Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- June 28, 6:34 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Batesville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -81.280
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guernsey
- When
- June 28, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Guernsey County, 5 mi N of Cambridge
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -81.600
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Hail, Guernsey
- When
- June 28, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Guernsey County, Salesville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -81.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 28, 6:40 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -81.080
Numerous trees down countywide.
Lightning, Belmont
- When
- June 28, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont County, Somerton
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 16-year-old boy was killed while setting up a tent.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 28, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -81.080
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees across the county.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Belmont | 1998-06-28 | 16 | Male | Camping | Direct |
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 28 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, June 28 to 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 28 to 30, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 28 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 28, 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: 5668888, 5668889, 5668890, 5668891, 5668892, 5668893, 5668894, 5668895, 5668896, 5668897, 5668898, 5668899.