Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- June 19, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Lavonia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.430, -83.100
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1998
Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds which blew a greenhouse over in Lavonia. In addition, power lines and a power pole were blown down.
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
- 4
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.
Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds which blew a greenhouse over in Lavonia. In addition, power lines and a power pole were blown down. Trees and power lines were downed in Clarkesville, leaving much of the city without power. More trees were blown down in Toccoa and large hail fell in Bowman.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:00 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham
- When
- June 19, 11:33 AM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, Clarkesville to Turnerville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.620, -83.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- June 19, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, Toccoa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -83.320
Hail, Elbert
- When
- June 19, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, Bowman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -83.030
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
- Rip Current in Florida, June 19, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, June 19 to 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in Montana, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 19, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 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: 5651645, 5651646, 5651647, 5651648.