Hail, Tattnall
- When
- May 3, 1:02 PM EST to 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Tattnall County, Collins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.180, -82.120
Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 3, 1998
9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 10
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jenkins
- When
- May 3, 1:12 PM EST to 1:17 PM EST
- Where
- Jenkins County, 8 mi NE of Millen
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.880, -81.830
Hail, Tattnall
- When
- May 3, 1:25 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Tattnall County, 10 mi SW of Reidsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.980, -82.230
Hail, Screven
- When
- May 3, 1:30 PM EST to 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Screven County, 2 mi S of Hilltonia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -81.650
Hail, Bryan
- When
- May 3, 2:08 PM EST to 2:13 PM EST
- Where
- Bryan County, Pembroke
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -81.620
Hail, Bryan
- When
- May 3, 2:20 PM EST to 2:22 PM EST
- Where
- Bryan County, Pembroke
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -81.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- May 3, 2:35 PM EST to 2:38 PM EST
- Where
- Chatham County, Port Wentworth
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -81.170
Trees down.
Hail, Evans
- When
- May 3, 9:45 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Evans County, Hagan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -81.930
Hail, Bryan
- When
- May 3, 10:08 PM EST to 10:13 PM EST
- Where
- Bryan County, Pembroke
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -81.620
Hail, Effingham
- When
- May 3, 10:30 PM EST to 10:33 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham County, Meldrim
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -81.380
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 3, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Georgia, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 3, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, May 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: 5636507, 5636506, 5636513, 5636508, 5636505, 5636514, 5636509, 5636510, 5636511, 5636512.