The tornado outbreak of April 16, 1998
42 tornadoesTennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and 5 more states
42 tornadoes touched down across 8 states between 2:50 AM and 11:43 PM CDT, 9 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 12 people were killed.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · April 16, 1998
How the day unfolded
Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.
The day in numbers
- Tornadoes
- 42
- on Thursday, April 16, 1998
- F3 or stronger
- 9
- 2 rated F4 or F5
- Killed
- 12
- 94th-deadliest tornado day since 1950
- Injured
- 143
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 349
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 2:50 AM to 11:43 PM
- Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time
Hour by hour
Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.
Every tornado
In order of touchdown. 2 have a record page, linked from the rating.
By state
Tornadoes in 1998 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.