Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- October 3, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Walker County, Rock Spg
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.820, -85.230
Walker county 911 reported trees down.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Georgia, October 3 to 7, 1998
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $301,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- October 7, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Harris County, 10 mi NE of Hamilton
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -84.750
The Harris county sheriff's office reported 3 trees were knocked down on highway 116.
Lightning, Pike
- When
- October 7, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pike County, 6 mi NE of Zebulon
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Fire set by lightning destroyed a large home on County Line Road in northeast Pike county. Most of the family's belongings were also lost.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Utah, October 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, October 3, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, October 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 3, 1998
- Hail in Texas, October 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, October 3 to 4, 1998
- Flood in Oklahoma, October 3 to 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, October 3, 1998
- Tornado in Oregon, October 3, 1998
- Tornado in Oregon, October 3, 1998
More
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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: 5669584, 5669585, 5669586.