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Tornado (F3)Pickett, Tennessee

April 16, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
4
Property damage
$10.0M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Pickett

Event narrative (NOAA)

40 homes and 22 mobile homes were destroyed from this tornado. 95% of the trees were destroyed in the path of the tornado. 45 utility poles were blown down. 100 barns were destroyed, 2 green houses were heavily damaged, and there was damage to fences and pasture land. There were 4 people injured, but they were treated and released.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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