Hail, Washington
- When
- August 30, 3:20 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Zion National Park
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -113.000
Hail in Utah, August 30, 1998
A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4" diameter hail on the headquarters at Zion National Park. Minor flooding was also reported in the area and SR212 was temporarily closed.
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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- 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 SLC wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4" diameter hail on the headquarters at Zion National Park. Minor flooding was also reported in the area and SR212 was temporarily closed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
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- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 30, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Arizona, August 30, 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: 5663908.