Georgia, 1998High Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998
September 3, 1998 · NWS JAX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $10,000
- 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, Appling
- When
- September 3, 6:30 AM EST to 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Appling forecast zone
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.749, -82.289 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds associated with Hurricane Earl. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
High Wind, Coastal Glynn
- When
- September 3, 6:30 AM EST to 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Glynn forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.213, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds associated with Hurricane Earl. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
High Wind, Inland Glynn
- When
- September 3, 6:30 AM EST to 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Glynn forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.213, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds associated with Hurricane Earl. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 3, 19981 death · 13 injured · $3.2 million · F2 · 13 events
- Tornado in Georgia, September 3, 19987 injured · $435,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, September 3, 19982 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 3, 1998$1.3 million · 55 kt wind · 4 events
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 3 to 4, 1998$650,000 · 17 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- High Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998$100,000 · 13 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, September 3 to 4, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Florida, September 3, 1998$20,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 3, 19981 injured · 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: 5664030, 5664031, 5664032.