Tennessee, 1998Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1998
May 9, 1998 · NWS MEG · 9 events in 5 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $39,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- May 9, 8:20 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton County, 1 mi S of Crosstown
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -89.800
A tree fell on a Tipton County Sheriff car injuring the deputy and a prisoner. A cemetery marker was blown over. Several other trees were knocked down.
Hail, Gibson
- When
- May 9, 8:35 PM CST to 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Milan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $210
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -88.770
Hail ranging from dime to quarter size fell in the Milan area.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 8:55 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Atwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -88.670
Hail, Madison
- When
- May 9, 9:05 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Fairview to 5 mi N of Jackson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 35.770, -88.770
Dime size hail fell in Fairview while golfball size hail fell in Ashport and Jackson.
Hail, Gibson
- When
- May 9, 9:07 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Milan
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -88.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 9, 9:15 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 5 mi N of Jackson
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -88.830
Several homes were damaged. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson
- When
- May 9, 9:15 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Humboldt
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -88.920
A few trees were blown down.
Lightning, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 9:17 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Mc Kenzie
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One home sustained substantial damage to the living room due to a lightning strike.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- May 9, 9:30 PM CST to 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Lexington
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -88.400
Several trees were blown down.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, May 9, 19981 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 9, 1998$138,000 · F1 · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998$95,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, May 9, 1998$60,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Alabama, May 9, 1998$50,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Hail in Missouri, May 9, 1998$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Alabama, May 9, 1998$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flooding and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, May 9 to 16, 199824 events
- Flood in Iowa, May 9, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, May 9, 1998$28,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
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: 5648493, 5648488, 5648489, 5648490, 5648491, 5648492, 5648494, 5648495, 5648496.