Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, April 8, 1998
RatingF5
Deaths32
Injuries259
Length30.3 mi
Width1,320 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.42, -87.35) to the end point (33.58, -86.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1998, 6:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Tuscaloosa County, Jefferson County
- Path
- 30.3 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
- Casualties
- 32 deaths, 259 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alabama | 1.8 mi | 100 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.