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F1 tornado in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Tornado April 16, 1998 · Mississippi County, Arkansas

Rating

0.5 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 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

The tornado touched down in the south central part of Blytheville. The main damage was contained in a two-block section. A 60-ton air conditioner until located on the roof of a supermarket was moved. Many large trees were toppled and several residences sustained roof damage.

Began near Blytheville (35.9200, -89.9200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F4 Mississippi County 2 dead F0 Poinsett County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5642011. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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