List of 1998 Nashville, Tennessee tornado outbreak tornadoes

The 1998 Nashville tornado outbreak was a two-day tornado outbreak which affected portions of the Midwestern United States, Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys on April 15 and April 16, 1998, with the worst of the outbreak taking place on the second day. On that day, at least ten tornadoes swept through Middle Tennesseethree of them touching down in Nashville, causing significant damage to the downtown and East Nashville areas. Nashville became the first major city in nearly 20 years to have an F2 or larger tornado make a direct hit in the downtown area.[1]

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
25 17 10 7 3 1 63

April 15 event

F# Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Illinois
F0 N of Hoopole Henry 2050 0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
Minor damage to a corn field
F0 W of Viola Mercer 2200 0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
Brief touchdown with no damage
F0 W of Red Bud Monroe 2247 0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
Brief touchdown in an open field
F0 S of Marissa St. Clair 2312 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
Bleachers in a baseball field were destroyed and a dumpster was blown damaging the side of a building
F0 NE of Coulterville (1st tornado) Washington 2332 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
Brief tornado in open country
F0 NE of Coulterville (2nd tornado) Perry 2332 1 miles
(1.6 km)
Brief videotaped tornado in a field
F0 E of Burksville to Fayetteville Monroe, St. Clair 0005 16 miles
(25.6 km)
An ambulance was overturned
F1 E of Hoyleton Washington 0030 2 miles
(3.2 km)
A barn a few farm buildings were destroyed
F2 W of Walnut Hill Jefferson, Marion 0043 5.5 miles
(8.8 km)
Several outbuildings and barns were destroyed. Nine homes sustained major damage and several mobile homes were overturned. 1 person was injured.
F2 SE of Hubbard Woods Marion 0052 4 miles
(6.4 km)
Several homes were damaged while several farm buildings and two mobile homes were destroyed.
F1 SW of Greendale Marion 0105 9 miles
(14.4 km)
8 homes were damaged, one mobile homes and several barns and farm buildings were destroyed or heavily damaged.
F2 Flora area Clay 0145 9.5 miles
(15.2 km)
Several structures including frame homes, houses, condominiums and businesses sustained varying forms of damage. Garage sheds and a mobiles home were destroyed. 70 cars of a freight train was moved off the tracks. 8 people were injured.
F2 NE of Clay City Clay, Richland 0200 16 miles
(25.6 km)
A mobile home was destroyed
F0 W of De Soto Jackson 0236 0.3 miles
(0.5 km)
Brief tornado with no damage
F0 SW of De Soto Jackson 0334 0.4 miles
(0.6 km)
Brief tornado with no damage
Missouri
F1 SW of Marquand Madison 0139 12 miles
(19.2 km)
A barn and some outbuildings were damaged
F0 NE of Crosstown Perry 0150 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
Brief touchdown with no damage
F0 W of Pocahontas Cape Girardeau 0443 0.6 miles
(1 km)
Brief touchdown
Arkansas
F0 Clinton area Van Buren 0245 2 miles
(3.2 km)
Minor shingle damage to an outbuildings and several trees were knocked down
F4 Manila area Mississippi 0750 5 miles
(8 km)
2 deaths - Several homes, mobile homes and businesses were heavily damaged or destroyed including a furniture store, three factories and a machine shop. 12 other people were injured.
Indiana
F2 SW of Iva Pike 0515 4 miles
(6.4 km)
Two barns and few outbuildings were destroyed with farm houses sustaining damage
Source: Tornado History Project - April 15, 1998 Storm Data

April 16 event

F# Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Arkansas
F1 Blytheville area Mississippi 0825 0.5 miles
(0.8 km)
Some homes sustained roof damage and a 60-tonn AC unit on top of a supermarket was moved
F0 E of Baucum Pulaski, Lonoke 1315 1 miles
(1.6 km)
A trailer was destroyed. A shed was heavily damage and roofs of a few homes were damaged
F0 S of Greenfield Poinsett 1620 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
Damage limited to trees
Tennessee
F3 E of Dyersburg Dyer 0900 4 miles
(6.4 km)
2 deaths Three mobile homes were destroyed including one with the two fatalities. One home was destroyed and several others damaged.
F2 NE of Maury City Crockett 0920 5 miles
(8.4 km)
One mobile home and five sheds were destroyed while seven houses were damaged
F3 SE of Tidwell Dickson 1205 2 miles (3.2 km) Seven mobile homes and 35 site-built homes were either damaged or destroyed. A convention center lost a wall and part of its roof. Trees were downed and cars were demolished. Five people were injured.
F3 N of Port Royal to ESE of Adams Montgomery, Robertson 1514 12.5 miles (20.1 km) Several homes were damaged and a TVA transmission line tower fell in Montgomery County. In Robertson County, part of the roof of a school was blown off. Many trees and power lines were downed along the path, with many trees landing on homes.
F0 SE of Buffalo Humphreys 1609 0.5 miles (0.80 km) Brief tornado with no damage.
F2 NNW of Lafayette Macon 1709 3 miles (4.8 km) A barn and a house sustained roof damage. Many trees and power lines were downed as well.
F0 NE of Pegram Cheatham 2014 0.5 miles (0.80 km) No damage was reported.
F3 West Nashville to NW of Lebanon Davidson, Wilson 2026 28 miles (45 km) 1 death - See section on this tornado - 60 people were injured.
F1 NW of Lebanon to SSE of Hartsville Wilson, Trousdale 2105 15.9 miles (25.6 km) Trees were downed.
F0 SW of Henderson Chester 2133 1 miles
(1.6 km)
Brief tornado touchdown
F4 SE of Savannah to SE of Waynesboro Hardin, Wayne 2150 30.1 miles (48.4 km) 3 deaths - 34 homes were completely destroyed, 14 homes had major damage, and 22 homes had minor damage. Some homes were swept completely off of their foundations. A lumber yard and many mobile homes were destroyed. Many trees were downed as well. Six people were injured. This tornado came from the same supercell that produced the F5 and the other F4 in Tennessee. This tornado may have reached F5 intensity.[2]
F2 Lebanon area Wilson 2156 9.6 miles (15.4 km) Many homes and businesses, including a factory, were damaged in western Lebanon. Trees were downed and fencing was destroyed. 26 outbuildings and 21 vehicles were damaged as well.
F5 WNW of Lawrenceburg to NNE of Ethridge Wayne, Lawrence 2230 19.3 miles (31.1 km) See section on this tornado - 21 people were injured. Considered the only official F5/EF5 to have ever occurred in Tennessee (an unofficial one was in Pinson, Tennessee in 1923).[3] This tornado came from the same supercell that produced the two F4s in Tennessee.
F1 Donelson to North Mount Juliet Davidson, Wilson 2227 9.8 miles (15.8 km) Homes were damaged and trees were downed.
F3 Byrdstown area Pickett 2235 8.6 miles (13.8 km) 40 site-built homes, 22 mobile homes, and 100 barns were destroyed. Two greenhouses were heavily damaged, 45 utility poles were blown down, and fences were damaged. Thousands of trees were downed. Four people were injured.
F4 N of Yokley to NE of Culleoka Lawrence, Giles, Maury 2300 18.7 miles (30.1 km) The tornado touched down just inside Lawrence County, where trees and power lines were downed, a gas tank was ruptured, cars were overturned and homes were damaged. Five site-built homes and eight mobile homes were damaged in Giles County. In Maury County, near Culleoka, an 18-wheeler was blown over, many homes were damaged, and several trailers/mobile homes were either damaged or destroyed. Trees and power lines were downed as well. Nine people were injured. This tornado came from the same supercell that produced the F5 and the other F4 in Tennessee.
F1 N of Cleveland Bradley 0420 11.5 miles (18.5 km) 1 death - Two homes were destroyed. 33 additional homes, 10 barns, two mobile homes, and a church were damaged
Kentucky
F3 NW of Richelieu to N of Randolph Logan, Simpson, Allen, Barren 2035 48 miles
(76.8 km)
2 deaths - 1 house was destroyed, 45 others severely damaged. 35 mobile homes and 25 barns were also heavily damaged or destroyed. A total of 146 homes and 50 barns were affected in Barren County alone.
F2 N of Edmonton Metcalfe 2153 8 miles
(12.8 km)
1 death - 54 structures were destroyed, 43 other suffered major damage and 19 other minimal damage.
F3 E of Portland to NE of Pellyton Adair 2215 20 miles
(32 km)
14 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed. 3 mobile homes and 27 barns were also destroyed. A total of 30 homes, 84 barns, 2 schools and 8 businesses were affected.
F2 E of Jimtown to SW of Whitley City Wayne, McCreary 2305 18.6 miles
(29.8 km)
Several homes, mobile homes and outbuildings were damaged
F0 NE of Level Green Rockcastle 2335 0.2 miles
(0.32 km)
A garage was destroyed
Michigan
F1 N of Applegate Sanilac 2057 7.5 miles
(12 km)
Four homes, five barns and a grain bin were destroyed while twelve homes and six barns were damaged. A public marina sustained heavy damage and one horse was killed.
Mississippi
F1 NE of Meltonia Bolivar 2147 4 miles
(6.4 km)
One house was heavily damaged and a few boats were flipped ouver
F0 NE of Sunnyside Leflore 2235 2 miles
(3.2 km)
Weak tornado over an open field
Alabama
F1 SW of Hightogy Lamar 0025 4.9 miles
(7.8 km)
Three homes and several outbuildings and barns were damaged
F0 SW of Holly Grove Walker 0129 1.8 miles
(2.9 km)
Damage limited to trees
F0 SW of Five Points Walker 0136 4.6 miles
(7.4 km)
Damage to a few mobile homes
F1 NE of Boldo Walker, Cullman 0146 5.5 miles
(8.8 km)
Three mobile homes were destroyed while four mobile homes and several homes were damaged.
F0 NW of Arkadelphia Cullman 0157 4 miles
(6.4 km)
Damage to a few structures
F1 N of Colony Cullman 0204 5.8 miles
(9.3 km)
Several houses and outbuildings were damaged
F1 S of Garden City Cullman, Blount 0215 3.7 miles
(5.9 km)
One house was heavily damaged and several others had minor damage
F0 NE of Hortons Mill Blount 0235 2.1 miles
(3.4 km)
Several barns were damaged while several cows were killed or injured
F1 W of Attalla Etowah 0246 8.4 miles
(13.4 km)
A trailer was flipped over while a barn and another trailer sustained roof damage
F1 SW of Reece City Etowah 0301 3.1 miles
(5 km)
Damage limited to trees some of them fell on homes
F0 Centre area Cherokee 0335 1.3 miles
(2.1 km)
Several roofs were damaged
Georgia
F1 SE of Flintstone Walker 0320 0.5 miles
(0.8 km)
3 trailers and 2 barns were destroyed
F1 E of Cisco Murray 0405 0.5 miles
(0.8 km)
7 mobile homes were destroyed while 8 other were damaged. One house was heavily damaged while 14 others were slightly damaged. 10 people were injured
Source: NWS Nashville, Tornado History Project Storm Data - April 16, 1998

See also

References

  1. John D. Gordon, Bobby Boyd, Mark A. Rose, and Jason B. Wright (2000). "The Forgotten F5: The Lawrence County Supercell", National Weather Service paper. Visited May 8, 2005.
  2. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/?n=19980416tornadoes#hardinwayne
  3. US F4, F5 Tornadoes Since 1900. Visited April 4, 2006.
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