Georgia, 1998Hail and High Wind in Georgia, March 8 to 19, 1998
March 8 to 19, 1998 · NWS TAE · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
High Wind, Early
- When
- March 8, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Early forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.323, -84.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large pine trees down across rairoad tracks at intersection of Rock Hill and Friendship Roads (approximately 2 miles east of Hilton).
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- March 8, 12:30 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Leary
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.480, -84.520
Golfball sized hail in Leary. Central Georgia Rail tracks washed out between Leary and Arlington. Flooding reported at the intersection of Highways 62 and 55.
Hail, Early
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Early County, Blakely
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -84.950
Dime sized hail observed in Blakely and 6 miles south of Blakely.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 8, 19984 deaths · $105 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 21, 19981 death · 1 injured · $161 million · 18 events
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 19982 deaths · 26 events
- Flooding in Alabama, March 8 to 17, 1998$230 million · 4 events
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, March 8, 1998$302,000 · F2 · 4 events
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 8, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, March 8, 1998$11 million · 7 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998$100,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 8 to 13, 1998$300,000 · 64 kt wind · 53 events
- Flash Flooding in Florida, March 8, 1998$3.0 million · 3 events
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 14, 1998$500,000 · 40 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 19983 injured · $100,000 · F1 · 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: 5632146, 5632147, 5632148.