Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley
- When
- May 28, 5:25 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Greenfield
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -88.800
Several trees were knocked down.
Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 28, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Paducah radar (KPAH), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:27 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman
- When
- May 28, 7:30 PM CST to 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Saulsbury
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -89.080
Some trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- May 28, 8:20 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Collierville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -89.670
A few trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- May 28, 9:30 PM CST to 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton County, Covington
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -89.670
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 28 to 29, 1998
- Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 28, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 28, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 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: 5649242, 5649243, 5649244, 5649245.