Alabama, 1998Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 11, 1998
July 11, 1998 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- July 11, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Auburn
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -85.470
Trees and power lines were down in Auburn. A tractor trailer was blown over in the wind and did significant damage to a building.
Lightning, Lee
- When
- July 11, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Auburn
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.601, -85.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A bolt of lightning struck an apartment building on campus and did minor damage to the attic.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 11, 19981 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11, 1998$60,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 11, 1998$52,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 1998$39,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Montana, July 11, 1998$18,000 · 68 kt wind · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 11, 19982 injured · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 19981 injured · 1.25 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 11, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11, 19981 injured · 1 event
- High Surf in Hawaii, July 11 to 13, 19986 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 11, 19981 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 11 to 12, 19981 in hail · 3 events
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: 5662200, 5662201.