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Alabama Tornado Database
1998 Tornado Occurrences (51)
Year	Month	Day	Time (CST)	County	Damage Scale	Path Length (Miles)	Fatalities	Injuries	Location
1998	9	29	0145	Geneva Storm Information	F1	3.0	0	0	Geneva An F1 tornado skipped along AL 85 between Geneva and Bellwood. Several trees and power lines were toppled and the Providence Church near Bellwood sustained minor roof damage.
1998	9	29	0145	Coffee Storm Information	F1	1.0	0	0	New Brockton An F1 tornado descended near CR 732 in New Brockton damaging several chicken houses, roads, ditches, and drainage systems.
1998	9	29	0140	Coffee Storm Information	F1	1.0	0	0	Enterprise An F1 tornado touched down on CR 725 near Enterprise. One residence suffered roof damage. Camp Wiregrass sustained moderate to severe damage with several buildings crumpled, trees and power lines down, and scattered debris. Numerous customers in Enterprise were without electric service. A semi was blown over at Con Agra.
1998	9	29	0130	Geneva Storm Information	F1	1.0	0	3	Samson An F1 tornado touched down five miles northeast of Samson off CR 8. One mobile was lifted 50 feet off its foundation and destroyed. The three occupants sustained minor injuries.
1998	9	28	1935	Dale Storm Information	F0	0.3	0	0	Echo An F0 tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of CR 40 and 7 near the Dale-Henry County line. Numerous trees were uprooted and a pump house was destroyed.
1998	9	28	1900	Henry Storm Information	F0	0.5	0	0	Newville An F0 tornado damaged a barn and residence off CR 173 in Newville.
1998	9	28	1626	Russell-Lee Storm Information	F0	2.0	0	0	12.0 W Phenix City-3.8 SE JC Meadows Crossroads Brief touchdown near Crawford with little to no damage. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	1619	Elmore Storm Information	F0	3.0	0	0	2.2 NE Wetumpka-3.5 N Wetumpka Trees downed in Wallsboro and damage to prison facility. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	1444	Bullock Storm Information	F0	4.0	0	0	5.9 S Union Springs-3.3 S Union Springs A few trees downed and minor damage. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	1430	Dale Storm Information	F0	0.3	0	0	Ozark An F0 tornado briefly touched down on the north side of Ozark off Marvin Parker Rd and CR 68 uprooting trees and power poles.
1998	9	28	1353	Bullock Storm Information	F0	7.0	0	0	11.1 SSW Union Springs-10 SW Union Springs Several trees downed, minor structure damage, and one church totally destroyed. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	1347	Lowndes Storm Information	F0	6.0	0	0	Letohatchee-0.9 S Hayneville Numerous trees downed, one mobile home destroyed, and minor damage to several structures. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	1318	Pike Storm Information	F0	6.0	0	0	14.0 ESE Troy-12.3 E Troy Trees downed near Monticello and Shiloh. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	1310	Crenshaw Storm Information	F1	0.5	0	0	Petrey A tornado briefly touched down near the community of Petrey. Three homes suffered major damage. Trees and power lines were also blown down. No injuries were reported.
1998	9	28	1310	Crenshaw Storm Information	F1	0.5	0	0	Luverne A tornado briefly touched down just northwest of Luverne. The tornado destroyed a county barn and caused minor damage to several brick homes. Trees and power lines were also blown down.
1998	9	28	1306	Pike Storm Information	F0	5.0	0	0	17.0 SE Troy-12.0 SE Troy Trees downed near Hamiltons Crossroads. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	1305	Crenshaw Storm Information	F1	0.5	0	0	Patsburg A tornado briefly touched down near the community of Patsburg. Two homes had major damage and a business was destroyed. Trees and power lines were also blown down. Several horses were also injured.
1998	9	28	1305	Crenshaw Storm Information	F1	1.0	0	0	Glenwood A tornado touched down near the community of Glenwood. The tornado destroyed a trailer and damaged several other homes. Trees and power lines were also blown down. No injuries were reported.
1998	9	28	1257	Pike Storm Information	F0	1.6	0	0	16.0 SW Troy-15.9 SW Troy Numerous trees and power lines downed near Camp Sharon and Fleetwood. Remnants of tropical system.
1998	9	28	0745	Covington Storm Information	F0	0.5	0	0	5 NE Andalusia A tornado briefly touched down near the community of Antioch (northeast of Andalusia). The tornado caused roof damage to three homes. Several trees and power lines were also blown down.
1998	9	28	0705	Covington Storm Information	F0	0.2	0	0	4 SW Opp A tornado briefly touched down along County Road 77, about 4 miles southwest of Opp. The tornado twisted several trees and power lines down.
1998	9	27	1655	Baldwin Storm Information	F0	0.1	0	0	3 N Loxley A tornado briefly touched down just north of I-10 near the Loxley exit. The only damage was to trees and power lines.
1998	9	19	1300	Baldwin	F0	0.1	0	0	Gulf Shores A waterspout moved ashore near Gulf Shores and rapidly dissipated. No damage was found.
1998	6	23	1400	Geneva	F1	2.5	0	0	Slocumb Just east of CR 9 about 3.5 miles north of Slocomb, sheet metal off a hay barn was blown 1/4 mile to the ENE. One neighboring property sustained tree and roof damage, a destroyed shed and a damaged hay barn. One nearby mobile home lost its roof with tree limb damage within a one mile radius. Dime sized hail accompanied the storm. South of Slocomb, damage was more severe. Spotty tree damage began about 2 miles south along CR 85. The most danage occurred 1/4 mile east of the New Teamon Baptist Church. Several large oak trees were uprooted, extensive tree limb damage, a mobile home roof damaged, and a barn sustained roof and door damage. Two structures on CR 91 were damaged by fallen trees. One witness observed the tornado as 100 yards wide, moving from NW to SE. Hail fell prior to the tornado passage.
1998	5	9	1820	Pickens-Tuscaloosa	F0	6.5	0	0	1.4 S Gordo-2.3 NE Holman Downed trees and minor structure damage.
1998	5	9	1809	Pickens	F0	2.2	0	0	1.7 NW Carrollton-1.2 NNE Carrollton Several trees downed and minor damage to a hospital.
1998	5	7	0527	Madison	F1	2.0	0	0	New Market Trees were down in the New Market area, this damaged several homes in the area. One home had major damage and four homes had minor roof damage.
1998	5	7	0503	Madison	F1	1.5	0	0	Toney Six homes were damaged in the Toney community, in northern Madison county. One home had major damage, one had moderate damage and four had minor damage.
1998	5	4	0028	Houston	F0	0.2	0	0	Ashford Tornado spotted by public three miles east of Ashford.
1998	5	3	1630	Coffee	F0	0.3	0	0	New Brockton Tornado downed trees and power lines at intersection of State Highways 233 and 167 near New Brockton. A funnel cloud was sighted earlier near Elba.
1998	4	18	1745	Dallas	F0	0.2	0	0	Marion Junction Brief touchdown with little or no damage.
1998	4	18	1724	Chilton	F0	1.0	0	0	4.0 SE Maplesville-4.4 SE Maplesville Little to no damage reported.
1998	4	18	1558	Calhoun	F1	4.2	0	0	5.3 W Oxford-3.7 NW Oxford Wellborn High School and Elementary School were heavily damaged. A church was also damaged.
1998	4	17	1615	Covington	F1	1.0	0	0	Opp A tornado touched down just east of the Opp country club, then moved southeast crossing U S Highway 84 just south of downtown before lifting back into the cloud just west of U S Highway 331. The tornado damaged the Opp mill and tore off part of the roof from the South Highlands Elementary school. The tornado damaged more than ninety homes and several businesses. No injuries were reported.
1998	4	16	2135	Cherokee **(View Report from Middle Tn)	F0	1.3	0	0	0.3 S Centre-1.3 E Centre Several trees downed and minor roof damage.
1998	4	16	2101	Etowah	F1	3.1	0	0	2.2 SW Reece City-0.6 N Reece City Hundreds of trees downed and some fell on houses.
1998	4	16	2046	Etowah	F1	8.4	0	0	1.0 W Gallant-2.0 W Attalla Numerous trees downed and some structure damage.
1998	4	16	2035	Blount	F0	2.1	0	0	6.0 NE Oneonta-8.1 NE Oneonta Several trees downed and some on houses. Several cows killed.
1998	4	16	2015	Blount-Cullman	F1	1.8	0	0	2.5 NNE Bangor-3.7 NE Bangor Numerous trees down and some structure damage.
1998	4	16	2004	Cullman	F1	5.8	0	0	Arkadelphia A tornado touched down just north of Arkadelphia and SR 91 and traveled northeastward moving across the northern side of The Colony community. It crossed Interstate 65 at the 294-mile marker before ending. The tornado damaged a number of houses and outbuildings and downed numerous trees.
1998	4	16	1947	Cullman	F0	4.0	0	0	Wilburn A small tornado touched down in extreme southwestern Cullman County. A few structures were damaged along with numerous trees downed or uprooted.
1998	4	16	1946	Walker-Cullman	F1	3.9	0	0	6.5 NW Sipsey-5.2 N Sipsey 3 mobile homes destroyed and several damaged. One house damaged and numerous trees downed.
1998	4	16	1936	Walker	F0	4.6	0	0	2.6 NNW Jasper-4.6 NE Jasper Several trees and power lines downed. A few mobile homes damaged.
1998	4	16	1929	Walker	F0	1.8	0	0	0.9 WNW Townley-1.3 NE Townley Several trees downed.
1998	4	16	1825	Lamar	F1	4.9	0	0	4.9 WSW Hightology-Hightology Several trees downed and outbuildings damaged.
1998	4	8	1956	St. Clair Storm Survey	F2	14.4	2	12	2.3 NNE Moody-3.2 SE Wattsville 26 homes destroyed, 30 with major damage, 59 with minor damage. 2 fatalities occurred in a mobile home.
1998	4	8	1923	Dekalb Storm Survey	F1	1.8	0	0	Geraldine A small tornado destroyed a few barns near Geraldine. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted.
1998	4	8	1842	Tuscaloosa-Jefferson Storm Survey	F5	30.6	32	259	10.0 NNW Brookwood-Pratt City Tremendous damage along the path.
1998	4	8	1801	Pickens-Tuscaloosa Storm Survey	F3	19.5	0	1	2.0 S Gordo-7.6 N Northport 5 homes destroyed and 24 others damaged. 11 mobile homes destroyed and several damaged.
1998	4	08	0920	Covington	F1	0.1	0	0	Heath A tornado briefly touched down along U S Highway 29 near Heath. A roof was torn off of four rooms at a motel along the highway. The tornado, only on the ground for a short period of time, knocked a couple of trees down and caused minor damage to a mobile home across the highway from the motel. No injuries were reported.
1998	2	22	0800	Houston	F0	0.3	0	0	Taylor 52 homes in Landview Subdivision sustained wind damage to shingles, fences, awnings, storage sheds, and porches. Some trees and power lines down. Several public sightings of a funnel cloud.

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