Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Davidson County, Tennessee, April 16, 1998

RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries60
Length42.1 mi
Width880 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.07, -86.92) to the end point (36.37, -86.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 16, 1998, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Tennessee
Counties
Davidson County, Wilson County, Trousdale County
Path
42.1 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 60 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 16, 1998

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 16, 1998F5Tennessee69.4 mi1,760 yd336
Apr 16, 1998F4Arkansas5 mi400 yd212
Apr 16, 1998F3Tennessee4 mi100 yd23
Apr 16, 1998F3Tennessee2 mi1,300 yd05
Apr 16, 1998F3Tennessee7.2 mi400 yd00
Apr 16, 1998F3Kentucky48 mi100 yd29
Apr 16, 1998F3Kentucky20 mi100 yd00
Apr 16, 1998F3Tennessee8.6 mi880 yd04
Apr 16, 1998F2Tennessee5 mi100 yd02
Apr 16, 1998F2Tennessee1.1 mi200 yd00
Apr 16, 1998F2Tennessee3 mi800 yd00
Apr 16, 1998F2Tennessee27.7 mi880 yd00
Apr 16, 1998F2Kentucky8 mi100 yd10
Apr 16, 1998F2Tennessee1 mi800 yd00
Apr 16, 1998F2Kentucky18.6 mi100 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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