Georgia, 1998Hail and High Wind in Georgia, April 19 to 30, 1998
April 19 to 30, 1998 · NWS TAE · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 high wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
High Wind, Irwin
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Irwin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 31.602, -83.276 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Irwinville and Ocilla.
High Wind, Ben Hill
- When
- April 19, 1:15 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ben Hill forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 31.760, -83.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds toppled numerous trees and power lines in Fitzgerald. A tin roof was lifted off a mobile home.A home's 15x15 foot patio awning was ripped off and wrapped around its chimney.High winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Irwinville and Ocilla.
Hail, Early
- When
- April 30, 6:40 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Early County, Blakely
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -84.950
Dime sized hail reported by Early County EMA.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 19, 1998$72,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, April 19, 1998$71,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 19, 1998$67,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 19, 1998$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 19, 1998$15,000 · 2 events
- Rip Current in Florida, April 19, 19981 injured · 1 event
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 19 to 30, 19987 events
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 19, 19987 events
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, April 19, 19984 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 19, 1998$10,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 19, 1998$7,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, April 19, 19982 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: 5637307, 5637306, 5637196.