Hail, Madison
- When
- May 10, 9:05 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Adair to Oakfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -88.970
Dime size hail fell near Adair while golfball size hail fell near Oakfield.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 10, 1998
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $18,000
- 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
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Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 10, 9:15 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Oakfield
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -88.800
Several houses were damaged and some power lines were knocked down.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- May 10, 9:35 PM CST to 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Juno
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -88.530
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 10, 9:55 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Whiteville to Toone
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -89.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- May 10, 9:58 PM CST to 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, 4 mi N of Lexington
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -88.400
Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
Hail, Chester
- When
- May 10, 10:32 PM CST to 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, 3 mi N of Masseyville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -88.720
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 10, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 10, 1998
- Hail in Wyoming, May 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 10, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, May 10, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, May 10, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 10, 1998
- Flooding in New York, May 10 to 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 10, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, May 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New York, May 10 to 11, 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: 5648497, 5648498, 5648499, 5648501, 5648500, 5648502.