Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, October 4, 1998

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length8 mi
Width440 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.55, -96.77) to the end point (35.58, -96.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
October 4, 1998, 8:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Lincoln County
Path
8 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 6 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on October 4, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Oct 4, 1998F3Oklahoma10 mi880 yd01
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma10 mi440 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma12 mi200 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma1.5 mi200 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma5 mi80 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma3 mi580 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma3 mi580 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma6 mi580 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F2Oklahoma27 mi1,410 yd04
Oct 4, 1998F1Kansas1 mi30 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F1Kansas6 mi100 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F1Oklahoma7 mi100 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F1Oklahoma6 mi100 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F1Oklahoma0.4 mi130 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F1Oklahoma3 mi100 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.