Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 8, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 8, 1998
Start: 1998-04-08T02:00
End: 1998-04-08T10:35
Location: Tennessee

April 8, 1998 · NWS MEG · 20 events in 10 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $107,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Madison

When: April 8, 2:00 AM CST to 2:05 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Jackson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.620, -88.830

Hail, Shelby

When: April 8, 6:22 AM CST to 6:40 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Cordova
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.150, -89.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: April 8, 6:24 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
Where: Fayette County, Somerville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.250, -89.350

A shed was destroyed. One house suffered roof damage. Several trees were also knocked down.

Hail, Fayette

When: April 8, 6:24 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
Where: Fayette County, Somerville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.250, -89.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 8, 6:30 AM CST to 6:35 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.130, -90.020

A large tree was knocked down through the carport and dining room of a house in East Memphis.

Hail, Hardeman

When: April 8, 8:13 AM CST to 8:20 AM CST
Where: Hardeman County, 2 mi NW of Toone
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.370, -89.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman

When: April 8, 8:17 AM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Middleton
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.070, -88.900

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Chester

When: April 8, 8:20 AM CST to 8:25 AM CST
Where: Chester County, Henderson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.430, -88.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When: April 8, 8:34 AM CST to 8:40 AM CST
Where: Chester County, Masseyville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.300, -88.720

Several sheds had tin blown off of them. Several trees were knocked down.

Lightning, Chester

When: April 8, 8:40 AM CST
Where: Chester County, Henderson
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning started a fire in the storage room of a funeral home. Thirty-six adult caskets and a variety of other service equipment was damaged or destroyed.

Hail, Fayette

When: April 8, 8:55 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Fayette County, Oakland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.230, -89.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 8, 8:55 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.130, -90.020

Some trees and power lines were knocked down in Memphis.

Hail, Hardeman

When: April 8, 9:35 AM CST to 9:45 AM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Saulsbury to Middleton
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $150
Coordinates: 35.050, -89.080

Dime to quarter size hail fell between Saulsbury and Middleton.

Hail, McNairy

When: April 8, 9:50 AM CST to 9:55 AM CST
Where: McNairy County, Selmer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.180, -88.600

Thunderstorm Wind, McNairy

When: April 8, 10:00 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
Where: McNairy County, Bethel Spgs to Selmer
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.230, -88.620

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When: April 8, 10:05 AM CST to 10:10 AM CST
Where: Chester County, Henderson
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.430, -88.670

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley

When: April 8, 10:15 AM CST to 10:20 AM CST
Where: Weakley County, Gleason
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.220, -88.620

Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: April 8, 10:20 AM CST to 10:25 AM CST
Where: Henderson County, Sardis
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.450, -88.300

A shed was destroyed. Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: April 8, 10:21 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where: Hardin County, Savannah
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.230, -88.250

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Hail, Henry

When: April 8, 10:30 AM CST to 10:35 AM CST
Where: Henry County, Puryear
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 36.450, -88.330

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5643891, 5643817, 5643886, 5643887, 5643894, 5643890, 5643888, 5643818, 5643889, 5643895, 5643819, 5643820, 5643880, 5643881, 5643892, 5643882, 5643883, 5643893, 5643884, 5643885.