Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 1998
Start: 1998-06-05T22:45
End: 1998-06-05T23:40
Location: Alabama

June 5, 1998 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:43 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: June 5, 10:45 PM CST to 11:40 PM CST
Where: Clarke County, Countywide
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.630, -87.820

A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the county from west to east between 1045 pm and 1140 pm. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Some of the trees fell onto homes and businesses in the Jackson area where nine buildings were damaged. Electricity was out across much of the county because of downed power lines. Around 200 am near Toddtown (between Jackson and Grove Hill) a family was using candles to light their home. Tragically the candle started a fire in the home and a wheelchair bound female was killed in the fire.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5654096.