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F2 tornado in Wilson County, Tennessee

Tornado April 16, 1998 · Wilson County, Tennessee

Rating

27.7 mi

Whole path

880 yd

Path width

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Davidson County → Wilson County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 880 yards (0.50 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado travelled just south of Lebanon Pike and did damage to homes and businesses in West Lebanon. The TRW plant received some damage on HWY 70 Bypass. Trees were uprooted and homes sustained roof damage. There was extensive agricultural losses. Approximately $60,000 worth of fencing was destroyed or damaged. 20 hogs were killed. Farmers lost 26 outbuildings, and 21 vehicles were damaged.

Began near Green Hill (36.2200, -86.5700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F3 Davidson County 1 dead F2 Wilson County F0 Cheatham County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5641114. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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