Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, DeKalb County, Alabama, April 8, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.38, -85.98) to the end point (34.40, -85.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1998, 7:23 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Path
- 1.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1998 | F5 | Alabama | 30.3 mi | 1,320 yd | 32 | 259 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F3 | Alabama | 19.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F2 | Alabama | 14.4 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 12 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F2 | Georgia | 3.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F2 | Georgia | 19 mi | 800 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F1 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F1 | Georgia | 3.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.