F4 Tornado — Wayne, Tennessee
1998-04-16 · near Clifton, Wayne, Tennessee
3
Direct deaths
6
Injuries
$4.0M
Property damage
23.0 mi
Path length
1760 yds
Path width
Event narrative
The tornado killed 3 people in Wayne county. 2 females, their ages 75 and 57, were killed in a modular home on Lay Creek Rd. Another female, age 69, was killed on Chalk Creek Road in a wooden frame home. The tornado left nothing but the foundation. A lumber yard was destroyed. Many trees were down in the path of the tornado. Many houses and mobile homes were destroyed. 34 homes were completely destroyed, 14 homes had major damage and 22 had minor damage. .
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5641116. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.