Georgia, 1998Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 5, 1998
June 5, 1998 · NWS TAE · 13 events in 13 counties and zones
13 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 13
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Terrell
- When
- June 5, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Terrell County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -84.450
Numerous reports of trees and power lines. An estimated 10 to 15 acres of corn were damaged, and four greenhouses and a mobile home were destroyed in Terrell County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell
- When
- June 5, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.250, -84.280
Trees and power lines down countywide. A few homes were damaged from fallen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Worth
- When
- June 5, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Worth County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.580, -83.870
Trees and power lines down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt
- When
- June 5, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Colquitt County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $65,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.180, -83.780
Trees and power lines down countywide. Numerous grass and tree fires from sparking power lines. A mobile home lost its roof in the Bear creek subdivision near Norman Park. One house received extensive fire damage and several homes sustained minor damage from fallen trees in Moultrie. The roof from the Moultrie YMCA building was blown off.
Thunderstorm Wind, Turner
- When
- June 5, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Turner County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -83.670
Trees and power lines down countywide. A few barns were destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas
- When
- June 5, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Thomas County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -83.930
Numerous trees and power lines down in Thomasville and northern portion of county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tift
- When
- June 5, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Tift County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -83.550
Trees and power lines down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien
- When
- June 5, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.270, -83.250
Trees and power lines down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Irwin
- When
- June 5, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Irwin County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.570, -83.300
Trees and power lines down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- June 5, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cook County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -83.450
Trees and power lines down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ben Hill
- When
- June 5, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ben Hill County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -83.270
Trees and power lines down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes
- When
- June 5, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lowndes County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -83.280
Numerous trees down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lanier
- When
- June 5, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lanier County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.020, -83.080
Straight-line winds downed numerous trees and power lines countywide.
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 19982 deaths · 45 injured · $1.3 million · F1 · 25 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 19981 death · $10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 5, 19989 injured · $170,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 5, 1998$1.9 million · 1.75 in hail · 36 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998$2.9 million · 70 kt wind · 24 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 5, 19981 injured · $1.1 million · 74 kt wind · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998$304,000 · 62 kt wind · 39 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 5, 1998$1.5 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 5, 1998$1.5 million · 80 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998$285,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Washington, June 5 to 28, 1998$505,000 · 0.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 5, 1998$500,000 · 1 event
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: 5658237, 5658144, 5658143, 5658145, 5658146, 5658236, 5658147, 5658148, 5658149, 5658150, 5658151, 5658152, 5658235.