Tennessee, 1998Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 29, 1998
July 29, 1998 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 1 county or zone
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Flood, Shelby
- When
- July 29, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Memphis
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets in the south part of Memphis were flooded by locally heavy rainfall.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- July 29, 5:15 AM CST to 5:20 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Memphis
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -90.020
Several power lines and a transformer were blown down in the south part of Memphis.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- July 29, 5:30 AM CST to 5:35 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Germantown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -89.820
Several power lines and a transformer were knocked down.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 19982 deaths · 2 events
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, July 29, 1998$400,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 29, 1998$200,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 29, 1998$130,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 29, 1998$90,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 29, 1998$62,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 29, 1998$21,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 1998$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 29, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 29, 1998$15,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1998$15,000 · 52 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: 5662192, 5662191, 5662193.