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Tornado (F4) — Caldwell, North Carolina
May 7, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$1.1M
Tornado scale
F4
Area
Caldwell
Event narrative (NOAA)
A violent, F4 tornado touched down near Dudley Shoals then moved east-southeast cutting a winding path through valleys, to the Alexander county border. The damage path was 100 yards wide on average, but reached a width of 3/4 of a mile at times. One well-constructed home was totally destroyed, other homes were damaged, and many mobile homes sustained damage or were destroyed.
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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.