Hail, Obion
- When
- April 13, 9:20 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Obion County, Crystal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 36.470, -89.170
Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 13 to 14, 1998
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 Paducah radar (KPAH), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:17 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Weakley
- When
- April 13, 11:05 PM CST to 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Martin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -88.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley
- When
- April 13, 11:07 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Martin
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -88.850
A few power lines were blown down.
Hail, Weakley
- When
- April 13, 11:22 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Dresden
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -88.720
Hail, Carroll
- When
- April 13, 11:52 PM CST to April 14, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Mc Kenzie to Huntingdon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $760
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -88.520
Hail ranging from dime to golfball size fell in northwest Carroll county.
Hail, Gibson
- When
- April 14, 12:10 AM CST to 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Trenton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -88.930
Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 14, 12:30 AM CST to 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Raleigh
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -89.930
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
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- Tornado in Illinois, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, April 13 to 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 13, 1998
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, April 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: 5641888, 5641996, 5641889, 5641890, 5641995, 5641997, 5641998.