Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- May 7, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Camden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -88.100
Several large trees and power lines were down.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, May 7, 1998
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- May 7, 2:45 AM CST to 2:47 AM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, 6 mi N of Centerville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -87.470
A lady reported about 100 huge trees blown down on her farm located on Bell Branch Road which is just north of the airport and also located between Highways 100 and 48. Her barn sustained some damage as well.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- May 7, 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Clifton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -88.020
Clifton Police reported dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 7, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, 10 mi SW of Collinwood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -87.880
Few trees and power lines down along Highway 69.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- May 7, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 1 mi S of Henryville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -87.400
Sheriff's office reported power lines and large tree limbs down along S.R. 242.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- May 7, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Maury County, 5 mi SW of Mt Pleasant
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -87.270
Several trees down. A carport and mobile home was damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys
- When
- May 7, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Humphreys County, 10 mi SW of Hurricane Mills
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -87.920
Electric company reported a tree down and power lines.
Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- May 7, 4:25 AM CST to 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Clifton
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.240, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water over Highway 114.
Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- May 7, 4:30 AM CST to 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, 12 mi NNE of Waynesboro
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.240, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Local law enforcement reported water over Highway 48.
Flash Flood, Giles
- When
- May 7, 4:30 AM CST to 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Giles County, Pulaski
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Local law enforcement reported U.S. Highway 41 was flooded.
Flash Flood, Lawrence
- When
- May 7, 4:30 AM CST to 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Leoma
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Local law enforcement reported water over 2 roads.
Flash Flood, Maury
- When
- May 7, 4:30 AM CST to 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Maury County, Columbia
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was over U.S. Highway 412 in Columbia.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, May 7 to 8, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 7, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, May 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 7, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 7, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 7 to 8, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 7, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Virginia, May 7, 1998
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in South Carolina, May 7, 1998
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 7, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, May 7, 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: 5644648, 5644761, 5644646, 5644755, 5644647, 5644756, 5644754, 5644757, 5644758, 5644759, 5644760, 5644762.