F4 Tornado — Mississippi, Arkansas

1998-04-16 · near Manila, Mississippi, Arkansas

Event narrative

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5642005. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.