Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 19, 2:20 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Bryan County, Pembroke to 2 mi SE of Ellabell
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -81.620
Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1998
Intense and well defined squall line of thunderstorms that extended northeast-southwest across CWA produced very strong winds that knocked down numerous trees in each county. Some trees and limbs fell on powerlines that caused power outages for several hours.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 CHS wrote it up.
Intense and well defined squall line of thunderstorms that extended northeast-southwest across CWA produced very strong winds that knocked down numerous trees in each county. Some trees and limbs fell on powerlines that caused power outages for several hours. A tree fell on a mobile home and there were signs down at the Magnolia Bluff Factory Shops in McIntosh County.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:18 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- June 19, 3:00 PM EST to 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Chatham County, Savannah
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.050, -81.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham
- When
- June 19, 4:00 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham County, Egypt to 4 mi SE of Rincon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -81.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Long
- When
- June 19, 4:00 PM EST to 4:04 PM EST
- Where
- Long County, Ludowici
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -81.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- June 19, 4:15 PM EST to 4:18 PM EST
- Where
- Chatham County, Savannah
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.050, -81.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty
- When
- June 19, 4:15 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Liberty County, Hinesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -81.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch
- When
- June 19, 4:20 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, Portal to 4 mi S of Stilson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -81.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan
- When
- June 19, 4:30 PM EST to 4:34 PM EST
- Where
- Bryan County, Richmond Hill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -81.300
Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh
- When
- June 19, 5:05 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Darien
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -81.430
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
- 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: 5650114, 5650115, 5650116, 5650117, 5650118, 5650119, 5650120, 5650122, 5650121.