Tennessee, 1998

Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, April 3, 1998

April 3, 1998 · NWS OHX · 35 events in 20 counties and zones

24 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$115,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
35

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

24 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Benton

When
April 3, 1:00 PM CST to 1:01 PM CST
Where
Benton County, 8 mi NE of Camden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.130, -88.000

SKYWARN Spotter reported dime size hail at Eva..

Hail, Humphreys

When
April 3, 1:19 PM CST to 1:20 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, 5 mi N of Waverly
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.150, -87.800

Local law enforcement reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Lincoln

When
April 3, 1:23 PM CST to 1:24 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 6 mi SE of Fayetteville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -86.500

SKYWARN Spotter reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Lincoln

When
April 3, 1:25 PM CST to 1:26 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Kelso
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.130, -86.470

Spotter reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Stewart

When
April 3, 1:43 PM CST to 1:44 PM CST
Where
Stewart County, Carlisle
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.430, -87.770

Spotter reported dime size hail.

Hail, Montgomery

When
April 3, 1:58 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 2 mi SE of Mc Allisters Xrds
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.330, -87.330

Spotter reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Montgomery

When
April 3, 2:09 PM CST to 2:12 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Clarksville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.530, -87.350

Sheriff's office and SKYWARN Spotter reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Montgomery

When
April 3, 2:15 PM CST to 2:16 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Clarksville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.530, -87.350

Spotter reported dome size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
April 3, 2:20 PM CST to 2:21 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Hilltop
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
36.470, -87.400

Ham radio operator reported homes damaged and large trees uprooted.

Hail, Robertson

When
April 3, 2:38 PM CST to 2:39 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, Springfield
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.500, -86.880

Golf ball size hail reported by sheriff's office.

Hail, Robertson

When
April 3, 2:50 PM CST to 2:51 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, 8 mi W of White House
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.500, -86.780

SKYWARN Spotter reported golf ball size hail and funnel cloud.

Hail, Sumner

When
April 3, 2:50 PM CST to 2:51 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 2 mi SW of Walnut Grove
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.470, -86.650

SKYWARN Spotter reported baseball size hail at White House.

Hail, Robertson

When
April 3, 3:00 PM CST to 3:01 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, Greenbrier
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.430, -86.800

Golf ball size hail was reported.

Hail, Sumner

When
April 3, 3:01 PM CST to 3:02 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 1 mi W of Cottontown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.450, -86.550

Spotter reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Sumner

When
April 3, 3:10 PM CST to 3:11 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 6 mi N of Gallatin
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.480, -86.450

Spotter reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Hickman

When
April 3, 3:12 PM CST to 3:13 PM CST
Where
Hickman County, Centerville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -87.470

Spotter reported dime size hail.

Hail, Davidson

When
April 3, 3:18 PM CST
Where
Davidson County, Nashville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.130, -86.830

Local EMA official reported dime size hail.

Hail, Warren

When
April 3, 3:35 PM CST to 3:36 PM CST
Where
Warren County, Centertown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.720, -85.920

Sheriff's office reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Davidson

When
April 3, 3:37 PM CST
Where
Davidson County, Nashville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.130, -86.830

Metro police reported dime size hail in south Nashville.

Hail, Lincoln

When
April 3, 3:55 PM CST to 3:56 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Boonshill
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -86.750

Local law enforcement reported quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
April 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Whitleyville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
36.450, -85.670

Large barn blown down.

Flash Flood, Macon

When
April 3, 4:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Macon County, Hillsdale
Coordinates
36.532, -86.007 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A school bus stalled while crossing a bridge over a swollen creek. The water was above the tires. Rescuers got the children off the bus. The bus was taking children home from school.

Hail, Maury

When
April 3, 4:30 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
Where
Maury County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -87.130

Dime size hail reported throughout the county by local law enforcement.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maury

When
April 3, 4:30 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
Where
Maury County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.580, -87.130

Local law enforcement reported trees down around the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When
April 3, 4:30 PM CST to 4:32 PM CST
Where
Bedford County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.530, -86.450

News article stated several trees were blown down on power lines around the county.

Hail, Overton

When
April 3, 4:31 PM CST
Where
Overton County, Livingston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.380, -85.320

Spotter reported dime size hail.

Hail, Dekalb

When
April 3, 4:50 PM CST to 4:51 PM CST
Where
Dekalb County, Smithville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.970, -85.850

Local law enforcement reported dime size hail.

Hail, Maury

When
April 3, 4:50 PM CST to 4:51 PM CST
Where
Maury County, Spring Hill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -86.930

SKYWARN Spotter reported dime size hail at the Saturn auto plant.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
April 3, 4:55 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, East Portion
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
35.230, -87.780

Spotter reported trees down in east portion of county.

Hail, Putnam

When
April 3, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Putnam County, Cookeville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.170, -85.500

Spotter reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
April 3, 5:05 PM CST to 5:06 PM CST
Where
Putnam County, South Portion
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
36.120, -85.480

Sheriff's office reported trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
April 3, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Loretto
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.080, -87.450

Local law enforcement reported barn blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
April 3, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 3 mi NW of Lawrenceburg
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
35.280, -87.370

Some structural damage to a building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When
April 3, 5:30 PM CST to 5:31 PM CST
Where
Giles County, Pulaski
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.200, -87.020

2 new air conditoning units were blown off the roof of the Giles County Courthouse.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maury

When
April 3, 5:35 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
Where
Maury County, West Portion
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.670, -87.180

Local law enforcement reported trees down across the western part of the county. Some of these trees were blocking roadways.

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.
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.

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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: 5640349, 5640345, 5640346, 5640350, 5640347, 5640348, 5640469, 5640363, 5640351, 5640465, 5640352, 5640353, 5640470, 5640466, 5640354, 5640467, 5640468, 5640355, 5640472, 5640356, 5640460, 5640475, 5640359, 5640360, 5640474, 5640471, 5640357, 5640358, 5640462, 5640461, 5640361, 5640463, 5640464, 5640473, 5640362.