Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- July 30, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, 5 mi S of Erin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -87.700
Local law enforcement reported trees were blown down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30 to 31, 1998
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:42 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- July 30, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, 3 mi N of Mc Kinnon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -87.900
Trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- July 30, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 3 mi S of Big Sandy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -88.080
Public report of trees blown down.
Hail, Hickman
- When
- July 30, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, East Portion
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -87.330
Nickel size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 100 and Highway 46.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- July 30, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, 7 mi W of Linden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -87.970
A few trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 412.
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- July 30, 10:57 PM CST
- Where
- Giles County, Lynnville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -87.000
Trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 31, 11:38 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, 5 mi S of Cookeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -85.500
Sheriff's department reported tree limbs were blown down.
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.
- 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 in Oklahoma, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Flood in Maryland, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5659510, 5659511, 5659607, 5659605, 5659606, 5659608, 5659609.