Vortex Times
Tornado
Alley 1998
Significant Tornadoes of 1998
| Reported/Documented F3-F5 Tornadoes-1998 |
| Date | County/Parish State | Int. | PL | PW | Inj. | Fat. |
Feb. 22 |
Lake/Orange FL |
F3 |
18 |
200y |
70 |
3 |
Feb. 23 |
Seminole/Volusia FL |
F3 |
16 |
200y |
36 |
13 |
Feb. 23 |
Osceola/Orange FL |
F3 |
38 |
200y |
150 |
25 |
March 20 |
Hall/White GA |
F3 |
13 |
100y |
171 |
12 |
March 20 |
Rockingham NC |
F3 |
12 |
300y |
27 |
2 |
March 28 |
Coles IL |
F3 |
2 |
200y |
3 |
0 |
March 29 |
Murray/Cottonwood/Brown/ Watonwan/Blue Earth/Nicollet MN |
F4 |
67 |
1500y |
19 |
1 |
March 29 |
Nicollet/LeSeur MN |
F3 |
18 |
1000y |
0 |
1 |
April 1 |
Hanover VA |
F3 |
5 |
400y |
0 |
2 |
April 7 |
Moultrie/Douglas IL |
F3 |
11 |
150y |
8 |
0 |
April 8 |
Pickens/Tuscaloosa AL |
F3 |
20 |
300y |
1 |
0 |
April 8 |
Tuscaloosa/Jefferson AL |
F5 |
30 |
1200y |
259 |
32 |
April 8 |
St. Clair AL |
F3 |
14 |
200y |
12 |
2 |
April 9 |
Bryan GA |
F3 |
8 |
400y |
16 |
2 |
April 16 |
Mississippi AR |
F4 |
5 |
400y |
12 |
2 |
April 16 |
Davidson/Trousdale/Wilson TN |
F3 |
42 |
800y |
60 |
1 |
April 16 |
Dyer TN |
F3 |
4 |
100y |
3 |
2 |
April 16 |
Barren KY |
F3 |
22 |
200y |
9 |
2 |
|
April 16 |
Adair KY |
F3 |
20 |
100y |
0 |
0 |
April 16 |
Giles/Lawrence/Wayne TN |
F5 |
53 |
1760y |
28 |
3 |
April 16 |
Maury TN |
F3 |
17 |
800y |
8 |
0 |
April 16 |
Dickson TN |
F3 |
2 |
1200y |
5 |
0 |
April 16 |
Montgomery/Robertson TN |
F3 |
8 |
400y |
0 |
0 |
April 16 |
Pickett TN |
F3 |
9 |
800y |
4 |
0 |
May 7 |
Caldwell NC |
F4 |
4 |
1200y |
2 |
0 |
May 7 |
Forsyth NC |
F3 |
2 |
100y |
5 |
0 |
May 7 |
Edgefield SC |
F3 |
5 |
800y |
0 |
0 |
May 7 |
Edgefield SC |
F3 |
12 |
800y |
9 |
1 |
May 15 |
Washington/Johnson/Cedar IA |
F3 |
47 |
400y |
47 |
0 |
May 15 |
Buffalo/Pepin WI |
F3 |
14 |
70y |
6 |
0 |
May 15 |
Lafayette WI |
F3 |
20 |
150y |
11 |
0 |
May 24 |
Grant OK |
F3 |
5 |
1200y |
0 |
0 |
May 30 |
Hanson/McCook SD |
F4 |
14 |
1200y |
150 |
6 |
May 31 |
Saratoga/Rensselaer NY |
F3 |
25 |
1000y |
68 |
0 |
May 31 |
Tioga/Broome/Delaware NY |
F3 |
60 |
200y |
12 |
0 |
May 31 |
Otsego NY |
F3 |
5 |
800y |
3 |
0 |
May 31 |
Pike PA |
F3 |
20 |
200y |
3 |
0 |
May 31 |
Somerset PA |
F3 |
13 |
800y |
15 |
1 |
May 31 |
Berks PA |
F3 |
8 |
150y |
7 |
0 |
June 2 |
Fayette
& Somerset PA/ Garrett & Allegany MD |
F4 |
33 |
800y |
27 |
2 |
June 2 |
Wyoming PA |
F3 |
60 |
500y |
15 |
2 |
June 11 |
Marion/Hancock IN |
F4 |
14 |
500y |
4 |
0 |
June 11 |
Howard/Grant IN |
F3 |
15 |
800y |
8 |
0 |
June 23 |
Meade SD |
F3 |
4 |
400y |
0 |
0 |
June 23 |
Platte/Colfax NE |
F3 |
7 |
1500y |
17 |
0 |
June 23 |
Colfax NE |
F3 |
3 |
1000y |
0 |
0 |
August 28 |
Door WI |
F3 |
5 |
1200y |
2 |
0 |
October 4 |
Seminole/Pottawatomie OK |
F3 |
10 |
800y |
1 |
0 |
October 16 |
Ellis KS |
F3 |
23 |
1200y |
1 |
0 |
Nov. 10 |
Boone MO |
F3 |
2 |
70y |
16 |
0 |
Top 5 Most Violent
Tornadoes of 1998
1. April 8 - Oak
Grove/Edgewater Tornado
Tuscaloosa/Jefferson Co.
AL F5
2. April 16 - Lawrenceburg/Waynesboro Tornado
Lawrence/Giles/Wayne Co. TN F5
3. May 30 - Spencer Tornado
Hanson/McCook Co. SD F4
4. March 29 - Comfrey Tornado
Murray/Cottonwood/Brown/Watonwan/Blue Earth/Nicollet Co. MN F4
5. June 2 - Frostburg Tornado
Fayette/Somerset Co. PA & Garrett/Allegany Co. MD F4
Towns/Cities Impacted by F3-F5 Tornadoes - 1998
| Date | City/Town/Village | County/Parish /State | Int. Fat. |
| Feb. 22 | Winter Garden | Orange Co. FL | F3 3 |
| Feb. 23 | Sanford | Seminole Co. FL | F3 12 |
| Feb. 23 | Kissimmee | Osceola Co. FL | F3 25 |
| Mar. 20 | Mayodan | Rockingham Co. NC | F3 0 |
| Mar. 20 | Stoneville | Rockingham Co. NC | F3 1 |
| Mar. 28 | Mattoon | Coles Co. IL | F3 0 |
| Mar. 29 | Comfrey | Brown Co. MN | F4 0 |
| Mar. 29 | St. Peter | Nicollet Co. MN | F3 0 |
| Apr. 1 | Coatesville | Hanover Co. VA | F3 2 |
| Apr. 8 | Oak Grove | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 3 |
| Apr. 8 | Rock Creek | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 0 |
| Apr. 8 | Concord | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 0 |
| Apr. 8 | Pleasant Grove | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 0 |
| Apr. 8 | Mayville | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 0 |
| Apr. 8 | Sylvan Springs | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 4 |
| Apr. 8 | Edgewater | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 9 |
| Apr. 8 | McDonald's Chapel | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 2 |
| Apr. 8 | West Ensley | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 1 |
| Apr. 8 | Wylam Heights | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 8 |
| Apr. 8 | Pratt City | Jefferson Co. AL | F5 0 |
| Apr. 16 | Manila | Mississippi Co. AR | F4 1 |
| Apr. 16 | Nashville | Davidson Co. TN | F3 1 |
| Apr. 16 | East Nashville | Davidson Co. TN | F3 0 |
| Apr. 16 | Donelson | Davidson Co. TN | F3 0 |
| Apr. 16 | Hermitage | Davidson Co. TN | F3 0 |
| Apr. 16 | Mt. Juliet | Wilson Co. TN | F3 0 |
| Apr. 16 | Culleoka | Maury Co. TN | F3 0 |
| Apr. 16 | Tice | Maury Co. TN | F3 0 |
| May 7 | Clemmons | Forsyth Co. NC | F3 0 |
| May 15 | Washington | Washington Co. IA | F3 0 |
| May 15 | Lone Tree | Johnson Co. IA | F3 0 |
| May 30 | Spencer | McCook Co. SD | F4 6 |
| May 31 | Halfmoon | Saratoga Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Mechanicville | Saratoga Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Stillwater | Saratoga Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Schaghticoke | Rensselaer Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Valley Falls | Rensselaer Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Pittstown | Rensselaer Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Millertown | Rensselaer Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Vestal | Broome Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Binghamton | Broome Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Kirkwood | Broome Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Conklin | Broome Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Sanford | Broome Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Windsor | Broome Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Deposit | Delaware Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Laurens | Otsego Co. NY | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Salisbury | Somerset Co. PA | F3 0 |
| May 31 | Lyons | Berks Co. PA | F3 0 |
| June 2 | Boynton | Somerset Co. PA | F4 0 |
| June 2 | Lake Carey | Wyoming Co. PA | F3 2 |
| June 11 | Cumberland | Marion Co. IN | F4 0 |
| June 11 | Greentown | Howard Co. IN | F3 0 |
| Oct. 4 | Centerview | Pottawatomie Co. OK | F3 0 |
| Oct. 16 | Yocemento | Ellis Co. KS | F3 0 |
| Nov. 10 | Columbia | Boone Co. MO | F3 0 |
Year 1998 Significant Tornadoes By State
| State | F3 | F4 | F5 | Totals |
| Alabama | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maryland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 Total | 41 | 7 | 2 | 50 |
| * 1998 Had 1 State Border Crossing F3-F5 Tornado |
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