The April 16, 1998 tornado
F4Mississippi County, Arkansas
An F4 tornado on a 5.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 12. It was one of 42 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 9 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of April 16, 1998: 42 tornadoes in 8 statesF4 tornado · April 16, 1998
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 5.0 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 12
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, April 16, 1998
- 1:50 AM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
The tornado began just west of Manila and tracked northeast. The tornado demolished or heavily damaged several homes including some mobile homes. Two children were killed in one of these mobile homes. The tornado continued northeast flattening a discount department store and an gas station/food mart. Three small factory and machine shop buildings as well as a furniture store were destroyed. Several other buildings were seriously damaged. The tornado reached the main residential section of Manila destroying several homes. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F5, Wayne County3 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.