Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh
- When
- February 16, 9:45 PM EST to 10:10 PM EST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Cox to South Newport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -81.570
Numerous trees down countywide
Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, February 16, 1998
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- February 16, 10:10 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Darien to 2 mi of Darien
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -81.470
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 16, 1998
- Flooding in Florida, February 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 16, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 16 to 25, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 16 to 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 16, 1998
- High Wind in Virginia, February 16 to 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 16, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 16, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 16, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 1998
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: 5628178, 5628179.