Nashville Tornado of 1998

The Nashville Tornado of 1998 occurred on April 16, 1998. On that day, at least ten tornadoes swept through Middle Tennessee—three of them touching down in Nashville, causing significant damage to the downtown and East Nashville areas. Nashville became the first major city in 20 years to have a tornado make a direct hit in the downtown area.

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April 16 - 1998 - Middle Tennessee - Nashville

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The storm first crossed into Nashville at around 3:45 pm, moving from west to east across the city. At least 100 people were injured by the storm. Vanderbilt University student Kevin Longinotti was trapped under a fallen tree in Centennial Park and later died from his injuries. Nearly 300 buildings were damaged in the storm including the Tennessee State Capitol. At least two buildings collapsed and numerous cars were crushed by debris. Several cranes at the construction site of the Tennessee Titans' new stadium (The Coliseum) were damaged. Of the three tornadoes that hit Nashville that day, one was rated F3 on the Fujita scale, and the other two were rated F2 http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bna/research/f5.htm.

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Vanderbilt University - Centennial Park - Tennessee State Capitol - Tennessee Titans - The Coliseum - Fujita scale

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The outbreak also spawned a rare F5 tornado that swept through Wayne and Lawrence Counties. This tornado is considered the only F5 to have ever occurred in Tennessee. The tornado was nearly a mile wide and ripped a 23-mile swath through the two counties. Well-constructed homes were completely wiped off their foundations and three people were killed by it http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/tornado/lawrence.htm.

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Wayne - Lawrence

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Other tornadoes touched down in Pickett, Wilson, Macon, Maury, Dyer, and Dickson counties.

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Pickett - Wilson - Macon - Maury - Dyer - Dickson

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This tornado outbreak occurred at the end of the record-setting 1997/98 El Niño event.

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1997 - El Niño

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