Georgia, 1998Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 30, 1998
May 30, 1998 · NWS FFC · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- 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.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Gwinnett
- When
- May 30, 8:45 AM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A home off Old Norcross Road near Lawrenceville was gutted by fire after being struck by lightning.
Lightning, Cobb
- When
- May 30, 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Marietta
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning hit a house on Chelsea Drive, setting the chimney on fire and causing a small hole in the roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 30, 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Tarrytown
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -82.570
Montgomery county 911 reported trees down, tops blown off buildings, power lines down, and some hail of unknown size.
Hail, Houston
- When
- May 30, 2:38 PM EST
- Where
- Houston County, 5 mi W of Kathleen
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -83.680
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 30, 19986 deaths · 150 injured · $19 million · F4 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 30, 199822 injured · $218 million · 2.75 in hail · 71 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 199812 injured · $1.6 million · F2 · 19 events
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998$1.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 19982 injured · $1.8 million · F1 · 42 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 30, 19981 injured · $3.4 million · F1 · 31 events
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998$50,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 19981 injured · $648,000 · 1.75 in hail · 31 events
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 30, 1998$3.1 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 30, 1998$706,000 · 65 kt wind · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 30 to 31, 1998$324,000 · 57 kt wind · 7 events
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998$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: 5646286, 5646287, 5646288, 5646289.