Tornado Alley 

Significant Tornadoes of 1998

Date/Time

County/State
Damage Path Location

 Intensity PL PW Inj. Fat.
February 22
11:37pm EST		 Lake/Orange FL
5 S-SE Clermont - Piedmont		 F3 18 200y 70 3
February 23
12:10am EST		 Seminole/Volusia FL
Longwood - 4 SW Osteen		 F3 16 200y 36 13
February 23
12:40am EST		 Osceola/Orange FL
1 SE Intercession City - 8 E-SE Christmas		 F3 38 200y 150 25
March 20
6:25am EST		 Hall/White GA
2 S Murrayville - 4 SE Cleveland		 F3 13 100y 171 12
March 20
3:25pm EST		 Rockingham NC
1 SW Mayoden - 3 NW Eden		 F3 12 300y 27 2
March 28
5:25am CST		 Coles IL
1 SW Mattoon - 1 E-SE Mattoon		 F3* 2 200y 3 0
March 29
3:50pm CST		 Murray/Cottonwood/Brown/Watonwan/
Blue Earth/Nicollet MN
7 E Avoca - 4 E-SE Courtland		 F4 67 1500y 19 1
March 29
5:18pm CST		 Nicollet/LeSeur MN
2 E Nicollet - St. Peter		 F3 18 1000y 0 1
April 1
7:00pm EST		 Hanover VA
Coatesville - 2 E-SE Noel		 F3 5 400y 0 2
April 7
7:08pm CDT		 Moultrie/Douglas IL
2 S Cadwell - 1 W Bourbon 		 F3* 11 100y 8 0
April 8
7:01pm CDT		 Pickens/Tuscaloosa AL
2 S Gordo - 8 N Northport		 F3 20 300y 1 0
April 8
7:42pm CDT		 Tuscaloosa/Jefferson AL
10 N-NW Brookwood - Pratt City		 F5 30 1200y 259 32
April 8
8:56pm CDT		 St.Clair AL
2 N-NE Moody - 3 SE Wattsville		 F3* 14 200y 12 2
April 9
5:45am CDT		 Bryan GA
3 NE Pembroke - 1 NE Blitchton 		F3 8 400y 16 2
April 16
2:50am CDT		 Mississippi AR
1 SW Manila - 2 NE Manila		 F4 5 400y 12 2
April 16
4:00am CDT		 Dyer TN
2 W Ro Ellen - 2 E-SE Ro Ellen		 F3 4 100y 3 2
April 16
7:10am CDT		 Dickson TN
1 S-SE Tidwell - 2 SE Tidwell		 F3 2 1200y 5 0
April 16
10:20am CDT		 Montgomery/Robertson TN
1 N-NW Port Royal - 2 N-NW Cedar Hill		 F3 8 400y 0 0
April 16
4:10pm CDT		 Davidson/Wilson/Trousdale TN
Nashville - 4 SE Hartsville		 F3 42 800y 60 1
April 16
5:19pm EDT		 Barren KY
4 SW Haywood - 10 E-SE Glasgow		 F3 22 200y 9 2
April 16
4:50pm CDT		 Giles/Lawrence/Wayne TN
11 S Clifton - 2 N-NE Yokley		 F5 53 1800y 28 3
April 16
6:15pm EDT		 Adair KY
Portland - 1 NE Pellyton		 F3 20 100y 1 0
April 16
5:35pm CDT		 Pickett TN
4 SW Byrdstown - 1 E-NE Red Hill		 F3 9 800y 4 0
April 16
6:10pm CDT		 Maury TN
7 SW Culleoka - 6 NE Culleoka		 F3 17 800y 8 0
May 7
5:45pm EDT		 Caldwell NC
Dudley Shoals - 4 E-SE Dudley Shoals 		F4 4 1200y 2 0
May 7
6:30pm EDT		 Forsyth NC
Clemmons City Limits		 F3 2 100y 5 0
May 7
7:15pm EDT		 Edgefield SC
10 NE Edgefield - 6 N-NW Edgefield		 F3 5 800y 0 0
May 7
8:15pm EDT		 Edgefield SC
12 SW Edgefield - 10 S-SE Edgefield		 F3 12 800y 9 1
May 15
5:05pm EDT		 Washington/Johnson/Cedar IA
2 SW Washington - 1 W-NW Clarence 		F3 47 400y 47 0
May 15
5:50pm CDT		 Buffalo/Pepin WI
7 W Mondovi - 8 E-NE Durand		 F3 14 70y 6 0
May 15
7:45pm CDT		 Lafayette WI
1 SW Benton - 5 N-NW Calamine		 F3* 20 100y 11 0
May 24
9:10pm CDT		 Grant OK
4 S Lamont - 4 NW Lamont		 F3 5 1200y 0 0
May 30
8:26pm CDT		 Hanson/McCook SD
2 N Farmer - 4 SW Salem		 F4 14 1200y 150 6
May 31
4:22pm EDT		 Saratoga NY
1 N-NE Ushers - 1 N-NE Mechanicville		 F3 5 1000y 68 0
May 31
5:30pm EDT		 Tioga/Broome/Delaware NY
Apalachin - 9 E-NE Downsville		 F3 32 200y 12 0
May 31
6:30pm EDT		 Otsego NY
Laurens - 1 E Milford 		F3 5 800y 3 0
May 31
8:45pm EDT		 Pike PA
Near Pecks Pond - 1 NE Dingmans Ferry		 F3 20 200y 2 0
May 31
8:50pm EDT		 Somerset PA
3 NW Salisbury - 2 E Pocahontas		 F3 13 800y 15 1
May 31
9:00pm EDT		 Berks PA
Near Evansville - 2 E-SE Lyons		 F3 8 100y 7 0
June 2
9:02pm EDT		 Somerset/Fayette PA - Preston WV - Allegany/Garrett MD
Near Bakersville PA - 3 SW Friendsville MD		 F4 47 600y 5 0
June 2
10:00pm EDT		 Wyoming PA
Near Meshoppen - Near Factoryville		 F3 26 500y 15 2
June 11
6:09pm EST		 Marion/Hancock IN
Cumberland - 4 NE Greenfield		 F4 13 500y 4 0
June 11
7:03pm EST		 Howard/Grant IN
8 SW Greentown - 3 SW Swayzee 		F3 15 800y 8 0
June 23
4:03pm MDT		 Meade SD
5 SE Piedmont - 9 N Rapid City		 F3* 4 400y 0 0
June 23
7:25pm CDT		 Platte/Colfax NE
5 NE Columbus - 7 N-NE Richland		 F3* 9 1200y 17 0
June 23
8:48pm CDT		 Colfax NE
10 N Schuyler - 12 N-NE Schuyler		 F3* 3 1200y 0 0
August 28
6:30pm CDT		 Door WI
3 SW Egg Harbor - 5 SE Egg Harbor		 F3 5 1200y 2 0
October 4
9:08pm CDT		 Seminole/Pottawatomie OK
5 W-NW Little - 3 SE Prague		 F3 10 800y 1 0
October 4
9:37pm CDT		 Okfuskee/Okmulgee OK
2 SE Boley - 3 SW Nuyaka 		F3* 27 1000y 4 0
October 16
6:58pm CDT		 Trego/Ellis KS
9 W-SW Hays - 6 N Catherine		 F3 23 1200y 1 0
November 10
1:58am CST		 Boone MO
Columbia City Limits		 F3 2 70y 16 0


Towns/Cities Directly Impacted By F3-F5 Tornadoes 
Date City/Town County/State Intensity Fatalities
Feb. 22 Winter Garden Orange FL F3 3
Feb. 23 Sanford Seminole FL F3 12
Feb. 23 Kissimmee Osceola FL F3 25
March 20 Mayodan  Rockingham NC F3 0
March 20 Stoneville Rockingham NC F3 0
March 28 Mattoon  Coles IL F3 0
March 29 Comfrey Brown MN F4 0
March 29 St. Peter Nicollet MN F3 0
April 1 Coatesville Hanover VA F3 2
April 8 Oak Grove Jefferson AL F5 3
April 8 Rock Creek Jefferson AL F5 0
April 8 Concord Jefferson AL F5 0
April 8 Pleasant Grove Jefferson AL F5 0
April 8 Mayville Jefferson AL F5 0
April 8 Sylvan Springs Jefferson AL F5 4
April 8  Edgewater Jefferson AL F5 9
April 8  McDonald's Chapel Jefferson AL F5 2
April 8 West Ensley Jefferson AL F5 1
April 8 Wylam Heights Jefferson AL F5 8
April 8 Birmingham Jefferson AL F5 0
April 8 Pratt City Jefferson AL F5 0
April 16 Manila Mississippi AR F4 1
April 16 Ro Ellen Dyer TN F3 2
April 16 Nashville Davidson TN F3 1
April 16 East Nashville Davidson TN F3 0
April 16 Donelson Davidson TN F3 0
April 16 Hermitage Davidson TN F3 0
April 16 Mt. Juliet Wilson TN F3 0
April 16 Culleoka Maury TN F3 0
April 16 Tice Maury TN F3 0
May 7 Dudley Shoals Caldwell NC F4 0
May 7 Clemmons Forsyth NC F3 0
May 15 Washington Washington IA F3 0
May 15 Lone Tree Johnson IA F3 0
May 30  Spencer  McCook SD  F4 6
May 31  Halfmoon Saratoga NY   F3  0
May 31  Mechanicville  Saratoga NY  F3 0
May 31  Stillwater  Saratoga NY   F3  0
May 31  Schaghticoke  Rensselaer NY  F3 0
May 31  Valley Falls  Rensselaer NY F3  0 
May 31  Pittstown  Rensselaer NY   F3 0
May 31 Millertown Rensselaer NY  F3 0
May 31 Vestal Broome NY F3 0
May 31 Binghamton Broome NY F3 0
May 31 Kirkwood Broome NY F3 0
May 31 Conklin Broome NY F3 0
May 31 Sanford Broome NY F3 0
May 31 Deposit Delaware NY F3 0
May 31 Laurens Otsego NY F3  0 
May 31 Salisbury Somerset PA F3 0
May 31 Lyons Berks PA F3 0
June 2 Boynton Somerset PA F4 0
June 2 Bakersville Somerset PA F4 0
June 2 Meshoppen Wyoming PA F3 0
June 2 Lake Carey  Wyoming PA F3 2
June 2 Frostburg Allegany MD F4 0
June 2 Clarysville Allegany MD F4 0
June 11 Cumberland Marion IN F4 0
June 11 Greentown Howard IN F3 0
October 4 Centerview  Pottawatomie OK F3 0
October 4 Haydenville Okmulgee OK  F3  0
October 16 Yocemento Ellis KS F3 0
Nov. 10 Columbia Boone MO F3 0
 

Top 5 Most Violent Tornadoes - 1998

Date Tornado "Name" Intensity PL PW  
1) April 16 Lawrenceburg TN  F5 53 1800y 28 inj.  3 fat.
2) April 8 Oak Grove-Birmingham AL F5 30 1200y 259 inj. 32 fat.
3) March 29 Comfrey MN F4 67 1500y 16 inj.  1 fat.
4) May 30 Spencer SD F4 14 1200y 150 inj.  6 fat.
5) June 2 Tri-State/Frostburg MD F4 47 600y 5 inj.  0 fat.


Strong/Violent Tornadoes By State - 1998

State F3 F4 F5 Total
Tennessee 6 0 1 7
Pennsylvania* 4 1 0 5
Alabama  2 0 1 3
North Carolina 2 1 0 3
Oklahoma 3 0 0 3
Florida 3 0 0 3
Wisconsin 3 0 0 3
New York 3 0 0 3
Minnesota 1 1 0 2
South Dakota 1 1 0 2
Indiana 1 1 0 2
Georgia 2 0 0 2
South Carolina 2 0 0 2
Illinois 2 0 0 2
Nebraska 2 0 0 2
Kentucky 2 0 0 2
Arkansas 0 1 0 1
West Virginia* 0 1 0 1
Maryland* 1 0 0 1
Kansas 1 0 0 1
Missouri 1 0 0 1
Iowa 1 0 0 1
Virginia 1 0 0 1
1998 Total 43 6 2 51

*1998 State Border Crossing Tornadoes: 1 ...Tri State Tornado June 2  
(Pennsylvania/West Virginia/Maryland F4)

1998 SPC Killer Tornado Map and Statistics

Past Tornado Information Links:
NCDC Storm Data Information
Tornado Project (Tom Grazulis)
Storm News (Sam Barricklow)