Tennessee, 1998Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, August 12, 1998
August 12, 1998 · NWS MEG · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
3 flood, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Flash Flood, Dyer
- When
- August 12, 12:30 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dyer County, Dyersburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets were flooded forcing about 30 residents to be evacuated.
Flood, Madison
- When
- August 12, 2:40 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Jackson
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets were briefly flooded due to heavy rainfall.
Flood, Lake
- When
- August 12, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lake County, Tiptonville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were covered with water.
Flood, Obion
- When
- August 12, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Obion County, Union City
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.358, -89.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A few roads were covered with water.
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- August 12, 8:30 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Macon
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Twelve residents had to be evacuated as water reached into several yards. Several roads were closed due to flooding.
- 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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 12, 1998$645,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Idaho, August 12 to 21, 1998$75,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Vermont, August 12, 1998$80,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, August 12, 1998$41,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 12, 1998$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 12, 1998$35,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Vermont, August 12, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 12, 1998$22,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 12, 1998$15,000 · 3 events
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Florida, August 12, 19981 injured · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 12, 19981 injured · 1 event
- Hail in North Dakota, August 12, 19980.88 in hail · 8 events
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: 5664977, 5664978, 5664979, 5664980, 5664981.