Tennessee, 1998Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 31, 1998
July 31, 1998 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Lauderdale
- When
- July 31, 2:20 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Henning
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Between 5 and 6 inches of water covered several roads in the area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- July 31, 2:30 AM CST to 2:35 AM CST
- Where
- Tipton County, Brighton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -89.730
A couple of cars were damaged by fallen trees.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flood and Hail in Montana, July 31, 1998$9.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, July 31, 1998$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 31, 1998$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 31, 1998$80,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 31, 1998$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 31, 1998$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Drought in New Jersey, July 31, 199820 events
- Flash Flood in Idaho, July 31, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
- Drought in Pennsylvania, July 31, 199810 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 31, 1998$12,000 · 6 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 31, 19981 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 31, 199855 kt wind · 8 events
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: 5662259, 5662260.