Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- July 2, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, Portland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.580, -86.520
Sheriff's department reported 3 trees were blown down on Switchboard Rd.
Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, July 2 to 4, 1998
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 Nashville radar (KOHX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:36 UTC.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- July 3, 1:40 PM CST to 1:43 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -86.820
A few trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- July 3, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, Hendersonville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -86.620
3 large tree limbs were down.
Flash Flood, Maury
- When
- July 3, 2:30 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extensive flooding was reported in the southern part of the county by local law enforcement.
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- July 4, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Carthage
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -85.930
Newspaper account of numerous trees were blown down in Carthage. Part of a roof was blown off a factory on Industrial Dr.
Hail, Smith
- When
- July 4, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Elmwood
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -85.880
Nickel size hail reported by SKYWARN Spotter.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- July 4, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County, South Portion
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -86.370
Local law enforcement reported a roof was blown off a Texaco service station.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- July 4, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -86.450
Trees and power lines were blown down around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy
- When
- July 4, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Monteagle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -85.830
Trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 41 near Monteagle Mt.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 4, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -86.550
Power lines were down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cannon
- When
- July 4, 3:17 PM CST
- Where
- Cannon County, 2 mi WSW of Ivy Bluff
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -86.080
Trees were blown down onto a road and also on a house. The location was at the town of Midway, located on Hollow Springs Road and Highway 53.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- July 4, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -86.400
Trees and power lines were down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Leoma
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -87.350
Trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 43, just south of Leoma.
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2 to 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 2 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Idaho, July 2 to 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flood in Montana, July 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, July 2, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 2 to 3, 1998
- Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
- Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 2, 1998
More
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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: 5659220, 5659221, 5659222, 5659223, 5659414, 5659224, 5659225, 5659226, 5659409, 5659410, 5659411, 5659412, 5659413.