Tennessee, 1998High Wind in Tennessee, February 11, 1998
February 11, 1998 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
High Wind, Dyer
- When
- February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dyer forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusting to 47 miles per hour knocked down a few power lines.
High Wind, Lake
- When
- February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds gusting to 50 miles per hour damaged parts of Lake county. A Dairy Queen store in Tiptonville had its awning ripped off and tossed into an overhead powerline damaging the electrical system. Many buildings lost some shingles. Several sheds were overturned and some trees were knocked down in the county.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, February 11, 19981 death · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 11, 1998$15,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 11, 1998$12,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Flooding in Missouri, February 11 to 13, 19983 events
- Hail in South Carolina, February 11, 19981 in hail · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 11, 19981 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 11, 1998$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Arkansas, February 11, 19981 event
- High Wind in Kentucky, February 11, 1998$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Arkansas, February 11, 19981 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 11, 19981 event
- High Wind in Alaska, February 11 to 12, 199865 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5635987, 5635988.