Thunderstorm Wind, Rabun
- When
- February 17, 8:40 AM EST
- Where
- Rabun County, 2 mi E of Clayton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -83.370
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 17, 1998
A few severe thunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary and ahead of a strong low pressure system in Tennessee. Straight line winds downed trees and large hail fell in Stephens county.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A few severe thunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary and ahead of a strong low pressure system in Tennessee. Straight line winds downed trees and large hail fell in Stephens county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- February 17, 9:35 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, Toccoa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -83.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- February 17, 9:40 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, Toccoa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -83.320
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 17, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, February 17, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 17 to 28, 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: 5635430, 5635432, 5635431.