Tennessee, 1998

Hail in Tennessee, June 2, 1998

June 2, 1998 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Quarter size hail covering the ground. Reported by National Weather Service snow observer.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.

Quarter size hail covering the ground. Reported by National Weather Service snow observer.

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:09 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Johnson

When
June 2, 6:10 AM EST
Where
Johnson County, Neva
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
36.400, -81.870

What these are

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.

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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: 5659693.