Thunderstorm Wind, Camden
- When
- July 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Camden County, Woodbine
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 30.970, -81.720
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 1998
6 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
- 6
- Property damage
- $259,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Charlton
- When
- July 28, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Charlton County, Folkston
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -82.020
Large trees and power lines were blown down along HWY 121.
Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee
- When
- July 28, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coffee County, 5 mi SW of Douglas
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -82.920
Three mobile homes destroyed, eight damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Atkinson
- When
- July 28, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Atkinson County, Pearson
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -82.870
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ware
- When
- July 28, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ware County, Waycross
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 31.220, -82.350
Large trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinch
- When
- July 28, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Clinch County, Homerville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 31.030, -82.750
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 Louisiana, July 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: 5662627, 5662628, 5662629, 5662630, 5662631, 5662632.