Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland
- When
- May 22, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scotland County, Memphis
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -92.170
Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 22, 1998
The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down across town.
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
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down across town.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 184 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1998
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 22, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, 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: 5643685.