Mississippi, 1998Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, July 3, 1998
July 3, 1998 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- July 3, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, 3 mi N of New Albany
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -89.000
Several power poles were snapped. A kitchen stove was blown off a front porch.
Lightning, Union
- When
- July 3, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, 5 mi N of New Albany
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.491, -89.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A vehicle flipped over after a lightning strike occurred in front of it.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 3, 19981 death · $15,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, July 3, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Washington, July 3 to 31, 1998$925,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 3 to 19, 1998$146,000 · 1.75 in hail · 43 events
- Flash Flooding in Montana, July 3, 1998$200,000 · 2 events
- Tornado in Montana, July 3, 1998$28,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 3 to 4, 1998$51,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 3 to 4, 1998$60,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 3, 1998$65,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 3, 1998$31,000 · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 3, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 3, 19982 injured · 50 kt wind · 4 events
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: 5663479, 5663480.