1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a tree outside the Huntsville city hall. The tree split in half and collapsed, falling on four city vehicles. A man was struck by lightning while doing yard work, he was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Wind knocked out several windows in the Huntsville Stars baseball stadium sky box. It also knocked over several signs in the outfield and the Marlboro Man was "decapitated." Several large limbs were also down in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, July 1998
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: 5662213, 5662268.