Thunderstorm Wind, Crockett
- When
- May 7, 1:30 AM CST to 1:35 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett County, Bells
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -89.080
A newly renovated mobile home was destroyed. One house had its chimney knocked off by a tree limb.
Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 7, 1998
8 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
- $67,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- May 7, 1:50 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tipton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -89.720
Several trees were knocked down across the county. One tree fell on two cars in Covington.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- May 7, 1:50 AM CST to 2:05 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Memphis
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -90.020
Numerous trees were blown down in the midtown section of Memphis. Several trees fell on houses and cars.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 7, 2:30 AM CST to 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -89.430
Some trees were knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 7, 2:35 AM CST to 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Jackson
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -88.830
Several trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, McNairy
- When
- May 7, 2:45 AM CST to 2:50 AM CST
- Where
- McNairy County, 4 mi NW of Selmer
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -88.650
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman
- When
- May 7, 2:50 AM CST to 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Bolivar
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -89.000
A few large trees were uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- May 7, 2:50 AM CST to 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin County, Pickwick Dam
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -88.250
Several trees were knocked 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
- 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: 5648379, 5648372, 5648373, 5648374, 5648378, 5648375, 5648376, 5648377.