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Edition 1998-05

Hail days by metro, May 1998.

In May 1998, 109 of 333 metros had at least one day with a hail report within 10 miles of their centre, against 73 in May 1997. Wilmington, NC led with 7 days, against its own May mean of 0.5 over 2 prior years of record. On 100 percent of metro hail days at least one report was measured by a person or an instrument; the rest were detected by radar alone. Nationally the month had 31 days with hail on record, against 29 a year earlier.

109

Of 333 metros with a hail day

31

Days with hail on record nationally

100%

Of metro hail days carried a measured report

5.00in

Largest measured, 30 May, IA

Hail days by metro, May 1998

Against each metro's own May on record

Hail days by metro, May 1998: each metro's hail days in the window, its year to date, its own mean for the span over the record, the share of its days carried by a measured report, and its largest measured and largest detected hail.
Rank Metro Days Year to date May mean Measured share Largest measured Largest detected
01 Wilmington, NC 7 +6.5 8 0.5 100% 7 of 7 days measured 2.00″ None detected
02 Raleigh, NC 4 +3.0 5 1.0 100% 4 of 4 days measured 0.75″ None detected
03 Omaha, NE 3 +1.0 5 2.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
04 High Point, NC 3 +3.0 5 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 1.00″ None detected
05 Concord, NC 3 +3.0 4 0.0 100% 3 of 3 days measured 4.50″ None detected
06 Oklahoma City, OK 2 +1.0 4 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
07 Nashville, TN 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
08 Louisville, KY 2 +1.0 3 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
09 Colorado Springs, CO 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
10 Minneapolis, MN 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
11 Cincinnati, OH 2 +2.0 3 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
12 St. Paul, MN 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
13 Greensboro, NC 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
14 St. Louis, MO 2 +2.0 4 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
15 Winston-Salem, NC 2 +2.0 4 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
16 Huntsville, AL 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
17 Fayetteville, NC 2 +1.0 4 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
18 Little Rock, AR 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
19 Knoxville, TN 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 3.00″ None detected
20 Birmingham, AL 2 +1.5 5 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
21 Cary, NC 2 +1.5 3 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
22 Fort Collins, CO 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
23 Macon-Bibb County, GA 2 +1.0 4 1.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
24 Springfield, MA 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.88″ None detected
25 Thornton, CO 2 −0.5 2 2.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.50″ None detected
26 Athens, GA 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
27 North Charleston, SC 2 +1.5 4 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
28 Greeley, CO 2 +1.5 2 0.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
29 Tuscaloosa, AL 2 +2.0 6 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
30 Pueblo, CO 2 +2.0 2 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
31 South Fulton, GA 2 +2.0 5 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.00″ None detected
32 Sandy Springs, GA 2 +0.5 6 1.5 100% 2 of 2 days measured 1.75″ None detected
33 Fayetteville, AR 2 +2.0 5 0.0 100% 2 of 2 days measured 0.75″ None detected
34 New York, NY 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
35 Philadelphia, PA 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
36 Dallas, TX 1 −0.5 1 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
37 Jacksonville, FL 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
38 Austin, TX 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
39 Fort Worth, TX 1 +1.0 5 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
40 Columbus, OH 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
41 Indianapolis, IN 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
42 Denver, CO 1 −0.5 1 1.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
43 Memphis, TN 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
44 Atlanta, GA 1 −1.0 3 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
45 Miami, FL 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
46 Virginia Beach, VA 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
47 Tulsa, OK 1 −1.0 3 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
48 Aurora, CO 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
49 Cleveland, OH 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
50 Newark, NJ 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
51 Durham, NC 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
52 Jersey City, NJ 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
53 Plano, TX 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
54 Buffalo, NY 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
55 Fort Wayne, IN 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
56 St. Petersburg, FL 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
57 Irving, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
58 Chesapeake, VA 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
59 Port St. Lucie, FL 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
60 Garland, TX 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
61 Boise City, ID 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
62 Norfolk, VA 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
63 Richmond, VA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
64 Frisco, TX 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 4.00″ None detected
65 Baton Rouge, LA 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
66 McKinney, TX 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
67 Des Moines, IA 1 ±0 2 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
68 Sioux Falls, SD 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
69 Amarillo, TX 1 −2.5 2 3.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
70 Columbus, GA 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
71 Grand Rapids, MI 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
72 Montgomery, AL 1 +1.0 3 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
73 Providence, RI 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
74 Mobile, AL 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
75 Clarksville, TN 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
76 Springfield, MO 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
77 Denton, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 4.00″ None detected
78 Lakewood, CO 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
79 Charleston, SC 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
80 Savannah, GA 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
81 Mesquite, TX 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
82 Rockford, IL 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
83 Stamford, CT 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
84 Elizabeth, NJ 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
85 Palm Bay, FL 1 +0.5 3 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
86 Dayton, OH 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
87 New Haven, CT 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
88 Lewisville, TX 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 4.00″ None detected
89 Carrollton, TX 1 +0.5 1 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
90 Round Rock, TX 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
91 Norman, OK 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
92 Columbia, MO 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
93 West Palm Beach, FL 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
94 Rochester, MN 1 +1.0 2 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
95 Lakeland, FL 1 +0.5 2 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
96 Arvada, CO 1 −1.5 1 2.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
97 Broken Arrow, OK 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
98 Richardson, TX 1 +0.5 4 0.5 100% 1 of 1 day measured 2.00″ None detected
99 Evansville, IN 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
100 Westminster, CO 1 −1.0 1 2.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.50″ None detected
101 Lowell, MA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
102 Elgin, IL 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
103 Allen, TX 1 ±0 3 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
104 Tyler, TX 1 +1.0 5 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.75″ None detected
105 Hillsboro, OR 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected
106 Centennial, CO 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.25″ None detected
107 Dearborn, MI 1 ±0 1 1.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.75″ None detected
108 Lynn, MA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 0.88″ None detected
109 Suffolk, VA 1 +1.0 1 0.0 100% 1 of 1 day measured 1.00″ None detected

By state

The states by the hail days filed under each by its source, busiest first, with May 1997 beside it. The first 15 of 44; the rest are on their own pages.

  1. 01 Missouri 16 days
    • 16 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 11 in May 1997
  2. 02 Kansas 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 14 in May 1997
  3. 03 Nebraska 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 5 in May 1997
  4. 04 North Carolina 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 4 in May 1997
  5. 05 Colorado 15 days
    • 15 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 10 in May 1997
  6. 06 Arkansas 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 1.75″
    • 7 in May 1997
  7. 07 Kentucky 14 days
    • 14 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 1 in May 1997
  8. 08 Iowa 12 days
    • 12 measured
    • 5.00″
    • 4 in May 1997
  9. 09 Texas 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 22 in May 1997
  10. 10 Georgia 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 4.00″
    • 7 in May 1997
  11. 11 Virginia 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 3 in May 1997
  12. 12 Illinois 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 4.50″
    • 4 in May 1997
  13. 13 Tennessee 11 days
    • 11 measured
    • 3.00″
    • 4 in May 1997
  14. 14 Ohio 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 2.75″
    • 5 in May 1997
  15. 15 Oklahoma 10 days
    • 10 measured
    • 3.50″
    • 12 in May 1997

The busiest day of the month

Thursday 7 May 1998

Hail reports
302
Sources
×1
Measured
4.50″
States
16

Against May 1997

The same month a year earlier, counted the same way; the May 1997 edition has the full table. Amarillo, TX led then with 4 days.

109 +36

Metros with a hail day

May 1997 73

31 +2

Days with hail on record nationally

May 1997 29

31 +2

Days with a measured hail report

May 1997 29

3,639 +1,856

Hail reports, all sources

May 1997 1,783

Cite this edition

Titan Weather, Hail days by metro, May 1998. Compiled 25 August 2026. https://titanweather.com/data/1998/05

Compiled 25 August 2026 from the public federal storm record. The figures are the record as it stands; a revision by a federal source is carried here at the same address. The file carries every metro in the series, the ones with nothing this month included, with the same provenance line inside it.

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A metro
A metro, as this series uses the word, is a place the Census Bureau lists with a population of 100,000 or more, not a metropolitan statistical area. Smaller places have a hail-history page of their own; they are not in this table.
A hail day
A calendar date with at least one hail report in the archive within 10 miles of the metro's Census centre, from any source. Four sources describing one storm are one afternoon of hail, not four.
The mean
The metro's own hail days over the same span of the calendar, May, in each of the 2 prior years the record reaches, from 1996, divided by those years. A span is compared with itself, never with the country.
The measured share
Of a metro's hail days, the share on which at least one report came from a person or an instrument rather than from radar alone. A detection is a detection and is marked as one here and in every document we issue; the two are never added together.
Overlap
Two metros within 20 miles of each other share reports, so their counts are not exclusive and the national figures are distinct dates, not a sum of the table. The table ranks the record around each centre; it is not a report on any property, and it states no opinion about one.
The record
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