Hail, Coweta
- When
- July 29, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, Grantville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.230, -84.830
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 29 to 30, 1998
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
- $4,000
- 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 Atlanta radar (KFFC), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:15 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- July 29, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Harris County, Mulberry Grove
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -84.950
The public reported 5 trees down.
Hail, Harris
- When
- July 29, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Harris County, 4 mi NE of Hamilton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -84.820
Harris county 911 reported dime size hail and several large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb
- When
- July 30, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Bibb County, Macon
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -83.650
Bibb county 911 reported several trees downed on the east side of Macon.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb
- When
- July 30, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Bibb County, Macon
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -83.650
Bibb county 911 reported more trees down on the east side of Macon.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 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: 5657476, 5656569, 5656570, 5656571, 5656572.