Hail, Habersham
- When
- June 24, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, 10 mi NW of Clarkesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -83.630
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 24, 1998
A few severe thunderstorms moved slowly southwest across northeast Georgia, producing large hail and wind damage. A tree and power lines were down in the Liberty Hill area in Hart county and numerous trees were downed in Elberton.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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 moved slowly southwest across northeast Georgia, producing large hail and wind damage. A tree and power lines were down in the Liberty Hill area in Hart county and numerous trees were downed in Elberton.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- June 24, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, 4 mi S of Hartwell
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -82.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert
- When
- June 24, 9:05 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, Elberton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -82.870
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 24, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, June 24, 1998
- Hail in Wisconsin, June 24, 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: 5651652, 5651653, 5651654.