Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- June 9, 4:12 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -82.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 9, 1998
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail in addition to winds that downed numerous trees and power lines.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail in addition to winds that downed numerous trees and power lines.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:12 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hart
- When
- June 9, 4:12 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Countywide
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -82.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert
- When
- June 9, 4:50 PM EST to 5:01 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, Ruckersville to 1 mi S of Elberton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -82.780
Hail, Elbert
- When
- June 9, 4:50 PM EST to 5:01 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert County, Ruckersville to 1 mi S of Elberton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -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
- Flooding in Iowa, June 9 to 30, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, June 9, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Utah, June 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 9, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 9, 1998
- Flood in Kentucky, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 9, 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: 5651637, 5651638, 5651639, 5651640.