Thunderstorm Wind, Sequatchie
- When
- June 9, 4:04 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Sequatchie County, Cagle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -85.470
Trees and power lines were down in the Cagle Mountain area.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 9, 1998
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $750,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- June 9, 5:26 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Waynesboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -87.770
Dime size hail was reported.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- June 9, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Brace
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -87.320
Dime size hail was reported.
Hail, Bedford
- When
- June 9, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County, Shelbyville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -86.470
Golf ball size hail was reported.
Hail, Dekalb
- When
- June 9, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County, Smithville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -85.850
Golf ball size hail was reported. News article mentioned 70 cars and 17 homes were damaged by the hailstorm. The wind driven hailstones caused holes in the siding of homes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb
- When
- June 9, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County, Smithville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -85.850
Newspaper account of a large tree uprooted in Smithville.
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
- Flooding in Iowa, June 9 to 30, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, June 9, 1998
- Heat in Texas, June 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Utah, June 9, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 9, 1998
- Flood in Kentucky, June 9 to 10, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Oklahoma, June 9 to 10, 1998
More
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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: 5660362, 5660361, 5660359, 5660360, 5660358, 5660363.