Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- June 4, 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, Toccoa
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -83.320
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 4, 1998
Clusters of thunderstorms developed near a stationary front along the South Carolina/Georgia border. Some the storms became severe, producing large hail and damaging winds.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Clusters of thunderstorms developed near a stationary front along the South Carolina/Georgia border. Some the storms became severe, producing large hail and damaging winds. Wind damage was confined mainly to downed trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- June 4, 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens County, Toccoa
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -83.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- June 4, 12:05 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Hartwell
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.350, -82.930
Hail, Hart
- When
- June 4, 12:05 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Hartwell
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.350, -82.930
Hail, Elbert
- When
- June 4, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, 2 mi W of Elberton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -82.900
Hail, Elbert
- When
- June 4, 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, Fortsonia
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -82.780
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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Flood in Missouri, June 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 4, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 4, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 4, 1998
- Tornado in Arkansas, June 4, 1998
- Tornado and Heavy Snow in Utah, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 4, 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: 5651562, 5651563, 5651564, 5651565, 5651635, 5651636.