Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 19, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 19, 1998
Start: 1998-03-19T14:20
End: 1998-03-19T17:30
Location: Tennessee

March 19, 1998 · NWS MEG · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $22,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Shelby

When: March 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Memphis
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five Westwood High School students were injured when lightning struck the tree they were under.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: March 19, 2:40 PM CST to 2:45 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Hebron
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.400, -89.420

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: March 19, 3:25 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Arlington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.300, -89.680

Some telephone poles and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood

When: March 19, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
Where: Haywood County, Brownsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.600, -89.270

Some cable and phone lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 19, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Jackson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.620, -88.830

Several trees and signs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 19, 5:00 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Bemis
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.580, -88.830

The windows of a furniture store were blown out.

Hail, Henderson

When: March 19, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
Where: Henderson County, Lexington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.650, -88.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: March 19, 5:25 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where: Henderson County, Chesterfield
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.630, -88.280

Some trees and power lines were knocked down in the eastern part of Henderson county.

What these are

Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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

Every storm in Tennessee in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, March 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: 5639930, 5639923, 5639924, 5639925, 5639926, 5639927, 5639928, 5639929.