Thunderstorm Wind, Appling
- When
- August 16, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Appling County, 2 mi S of Baxley
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.730, -82.350
Large trees and power lines were blown down near Pineygrove Church.
Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 16, 1998
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- August 16, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Jesup
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -81.880
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ware
- When
- August 16, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Ware County, Waycross
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 31.220, -82.350
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ware
- When
- August 16, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ware County, 2 mi N of Waycross
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.250, -82.350
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- August 16, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Odum
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -82.030
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Flood in North Carolina, August 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, August 16, 1998
More
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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: 5665986, 5665989, 5665990, 5665988, 5665987.