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1998 Tornado Fatality Information

South Daytona FL Winter Garden FL Sanford FL Osteen FL Kissimmee FL Murrayville GA Cleveland GA Mayodan/Stoneville NC Comfrey MN St Peter MN Coatesville VA Oak Grove AL Moody AL Dunwoody GA Pembroke GA Donald GA Hinesville GA Manila AR Ro Ellen TN Nashville TN Glasgow KY Wisdom KY 11E Waynesboro TN Cleveland TN Edgefield SC Ladson SC Albany MN Spencer SD Salisbury PA Lake Carey PA Summerfield OH St Helena Sound SC Cut Off LA Silver City TX Brookshire TX
All times are CST.
Num Date Time Location Deaths F Watch
February     Killer Tornadoes: 5     Fatalities: 42
01 Feb 22 09:55 PM South Daytona FL 1 F2 WT0058
 
02 Feb 22 10:41 PM Winter Garden FL 3 F3 WT0058
 
03 Feb 22 11:10 PM Sanford FL 12 F3 WT0058
 
03 Feb 22 11:25 PM Osteen FL 1 F3 WT0058
 
04 Feb 22 11:40 PM Kissimmee FL 25 F3 WT0058
March     Killer Tornadoes: 5     Fatalities: 18
05 Mar 20 05:25 AM Murrayville GA 12 F3
 
05 Mar 20 05:35 AM Cleveland GA 2 F3
 
06 Mar 20 02:25 PM Mayodan/Stoneville NC 2 F3 WT0116
 
07 Mar 29 04:30 PM Comfrey MN 1 F4 WT0132
 
08 Mar 29 05:18 PM St Peter MN 1 F3 WT0132
April     Killer Tornadoes: 14     Fatalities: 55
09 Apr 1 06:06 PM Coatesville VA 2 F3
 
10 Apr 8 06:52 PM Oak Grove AL 32 F5 WT0194
 
11 Apr 8 07:56 PM Moody AL 2 F2 WT0194
 
12 Apr 8 10:35 PM Dunwoody GA 1 F2 WT0192
 
13 Apr 8 03:45 AM Pembroke GA 2 F3 WT0197
 
14 Apr 9 04:35 AM Donald GA 3 F2 WT0197
 
14 Apr 9 04:45 AM Hinesville GA 1 F2 WT0197
 
15 Apr 16 01:50 AM Manila AR 2 F4 WT0222
 
16 Apr 16 03:00 AM Ro Ellen TN 2 F3 WT0222
 
17 Apr 16 02:30 PM Nashville TN 1 F3 WT0232
 
18 Apr 16 03:45 PM Glasgow KY 2 F3 WT0234
 
19 Apr 16 03:53 PM Wisdom KY 1 F2 WT0234
 
20 Apr 16 04:15 PM 11E Waynesboro TN 3 F5 WT0232
 
21 Apr 16 10:20 PM Cleveland TN 1 F1 WT0239
May     Killer Tornadoes: 5     Fatalities: 10
22 May 7 06:15 PM Edgefield SC 1 F3 WT0303
 
23 May 10 03:25 PM Ladson SC 1 F2 WT0327
 
24 May 15 03:40 PM Albany MN 1 F1 WS0354
 
25 May 30 07:26 PM Spencer SD 6 F4 WT0468
 
26 May 31 06:50 PM Salisbury PA 1 F3 WT0483
June     Killer Tornadoes: 2     Fatalities: 3
27 Jun 2 08:00 PM Lake Carey PA 2 F3 WT0493
 
28 Jun 27 06:05 PM Summerfield OH 1 F2 WS0682
September     Killer Tornadoes: 2     Fatalities: 2
29 Sep 3 06:38 AM St Helena Sound SC 1 F2
 
30 Sep 10 10:40 PM Cut Off LA 1 F2
October     Killer Tornadoes: 2     Fatalities: 2
31 Oct 17 09:15 AM Silver City TX 1 F2
 
32 Oct 18 05:25 AM Brookshire TX 1 F2
StateKiller TorFatalities
FL 5 42
AL 2 34
GA 6 21
TN 4 7
SD 1 6
MN 3 3
KY 2 3
SC 3 3
PA 2 3
NC 1 2
VA 1 2
AR 1 2
TX 2 2
LA 1 1
OH 1 1
TOTAL 35 132
F ScaleKiller TorFatalities
F0 0 0
F1 2 2
F2 12 15
F3 16 71
F4 3 9
F5 2 35
F? 0 0
TOTAL 35 132
CircumstanceFatalities
Mobile Home 64
Permanent Home 46
Vehicle 16
Business 1
Outside/Open 3
TOTAL 130


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