Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 27 to 28, 1998

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 27 to 28, 1998
Start: 1998-07-27T03:25
End: 1998-07-28T06:15
Location: Tennessee

July 27 to 28, 1998 · NWS MEG · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

5 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $35,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

5 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lauderdale

When: July 27, 3:25 AM CST to 5:30 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Ripley
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were closed due to flash flooding.

Flash Flood, Dyer

When: July 27, 3:25 AM CST to 5:30 AM CST
Where: Dyer County, Dyersburg
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some roads were closed due to flash flooding.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 27, 3:30 AM CST to 3:35 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Jackson
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.620, -88.830

Several outbuildings were destroyed and a few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Madison

When: July 27, 3:30 AM CST to 3:35 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Jackson
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $100
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.620, -88.830

Flash Flood, Haywood

When: July 27, 6:00 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
Where: Haywood County, Brownsville
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some streets were closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood, Crockett

When: July 27, 7:00 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
Where: Crockett County, Alamo
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some roads were closed in the Alamo area due to flash flooding.

Flash Flood, Madison

When: July 27, 7:15 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Mercer
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were closed because of flooding.

Lightning, Lauderdale

When: July 28, 6:10 AM CST to 6:15 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Ripley
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A building housing a pharmacy, hair salon and child abuse center was destroyed by a fire started by lightning.

What these are

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.
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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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, July 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: 5662179, 5662183, 5662177, 5662178, 5662180, 5662182, 5662181, 5662184.