Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 3, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 3, 1998
Start: 1998-04-03T12:05
End: 1998-04-03T16:17
Location: Tennessee

April 3, 1998 · NWS MEG · 16 events in 12 counties and zones

9 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $77,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:06 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gibson

When: April 3, 12:05 PM CST to 12:15 PM CST
Where: Gibson County, Rutherford
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 36.130, -88.980

Hail ranging from marble to quarter size fell in Rutherford.

Hail, Weakley

When: April 3, 12:25 PM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where: Weakley County, Greenfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 36.150, -88.800

Hail, Weakley

When: April 3, 12:55 PM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Weakley County, Dresden
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.300, -88.720

Hail, Henry

When: April 3, 1:10 PM CST to 1:15 PM CST
Where: Henry County, 1 mi NE of Oak Hill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 36.450, -88.080

Dime size hail fell at Paris Landing State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When: April 3, 2:50 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
Where: Tipton County, Wilkinsville to Mason
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.400, -89.920

A shed was blown away near Wilkinsville. A house trailer was blown over in Mason. A barn roof was also blown off in Mason.

Hail, Tipton

When: April 3, 2:55 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where: Tipton County, Covington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.570, -89.670

Dime size hail covered the ground up to 2 inches in depth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 3, 3:00 PM CST to 3:05 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.130, -90.020

Several trees and a telephone pole were blown down.

Hail, Madison

When: April 3, 3:05 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Jackson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.620, -88.830

Hail, Hardeman

When: April 3, 3:25 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Bolivar to Teague
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $750
Coordinates: 35.270, -89.000

Hail raning from dime to golfball size fell between Bolivar and Teague.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood

When: April 3, 3:25 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
Where: Haywood County, Brownsville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.600, -89.270

Several large trees were blown down.

Hail, Dyer

When: April 3, 3:30 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where: Dyer County, Newbern
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $150
Coordinates: 36.120, -89.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman

When: April 3, 3:30 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Bolivar
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.270, -89.000

A canopy was blown off of a gas station.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: April 3, 3:30 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.220, -89.430

Numerous trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: April 3, 3:40 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where: Hardin County, Shiloh Natl Mil Park
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.120, -88.370

Several tents that were set up during a Civil War reenactment were blown down. Some trees and power lines were also knocked down.

Hail, Gibson

When: April 3, 3:45 PM CST to 3:50 PM CST
Where: Gibson County, Yorkville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 36.100, -89.120

Thunderstorm Wind, McNairy

When: April 3, 4:10 PM CST to 4:17 PM CST
Where: McNairy County, Selmer to Adamsville
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.180, -88.600

Several business had their roofs blown off. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. At least one tree fell on a house.

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

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: 5643810, 5643811, 5643812, 5643813, 5643808, 5643809, 5643803, 5643798, 5643804, 5643806, 5643802, 5643805, 5643807, 5643799, 5643801, 5643800.