Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, April 27 to 30, 1998

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, April 27 to 30, 1998
Start: 1998-04-27T19:25
End: 1998-04-30T20:15
Location: Tennessee

April 27 to 30, 1998 · NWS OHX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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.

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Event by event

3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: April 27, 7:25 PM CST to 7:26 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Linden
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.620, -87.850

Local law enforcement reported tree limbs down over powerlines.

Hail, Coffee

When: April 30, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Coffee County, Manchester
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -86.080

Coffee county sheriff's office reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When: April 30, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Grundy County, 5 mi N of Altamont
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.500, -85.730

Sheriff's office reported a tree down on Northcutts Cove Road.

Flash Flood, Van Buren

When: April 30, 6:40 PM CST to 7:40 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Cummingsville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The sheriff's offcie reported a truck was temporarily swept off the road due to high water. He sustained minor damage to front bumper.

Flash Flood, Putnam

When: April 30, 7:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Putnam County, Countywide
Coordinates: 36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Highway department reported several county roads, ditches and culverts were washed out around the county.

Flash Flood, Overton

When: April 30, 7:15 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where: Overton County, Hanging Limb
Coordinates: 36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's office reported a mudslide in vicinity of Hanging Limb. Numerous streams and creeks were out of their banks. Several county roads, ditches and culverts were washed out.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5641484, 5641486, 5641485, 5640786, 5640788, 5640787.