Thunderstorm Wind, Candler
- When
- June 5, 8:30 PM EST to 8:33 PM EST
- Where
- Candler County, Metter
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -82.070
Numerous trees and powerlines down.
Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 5, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:28 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tattnall
- When
- June 5, 8:35 PM EST to 8:38 PM EST
- Where
- Tattnall County, 5 mi SW of Glennville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -82.000
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Evans
- When
- June 5, 8:50 PM EST to 8:53 PM EST
- Where
- Evans County, Claxton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -81.920
Trees and powerlines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bulloch
- When
- June 5, 9:00 PM EST to 9:03 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch County, Denmark
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -81.720
Many trees and powerlines down.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Washington, June 5 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 5, 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: 5650033, 5650032, 5650035, 5650034.