Alabama, 1998Tornadoes in Alabama, September 28 to 29, 1998
September 28 to 29, 1998 · NWS TAE · 7 events in 4 counties and zones
7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $2.4 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Tornado, Dale
- When
- September 28, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dale County, Ozark
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -85.650
An F0 tornado briefly touched down on the north side of Ozark off Marvin Parker Rd and CR 68 uprooting trees and power poles.
Tornado, Henry
- When
- September 28, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Newville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -85.330
An F0 tornado damaged a barn and residence off CR 173 in Newville.
Tornado, Dale
- When
- September 28, 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Dale County, Echo
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.480, -85.470
An F0 tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of CR 40 and 7 near the Dale-Henry County line.Numerous trees were uprooted and a pump house was destroyed.
Tornado, Geneva
- When
- September 29, 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Geneva County, Samson
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.120, -86.050
An F1 tornado touched down five miles northeast of Samson off CR 8. One mobile was lifted 50 feet off its foundation and destroyed. The three occupants sustained minor injuries.
Tornado, Coffee
- When
- September 29, 2:40 AM EST
- Where
- Coffee County, Enterprise
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -85.850
An F1 tornado touched down on CR 725 near Enterprise. One residence suffered roof damage. Camp Wiregrass sustained moderate to severe damage with several buildings crumpled, trees and power lines down, and scattered debris. Numerous customers in Enterprise were without electric service. A semi was blown over at Con Agra.
Tornado, Coffee
- When
- September 29, 2:45 AM EST
- Where
- Coffee County, New Brockton
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -85.930
An F1 tornado descended near CR 732 in New Brockton damaging several chicken houses, roads, ditches, and drainage systems.
Tornado, Geneva
- When
- September 29, 2:45 AM EST to 2:50 AM EST
- Where
- Geneva County, Geneva
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.030, -85.880
A tornado touched down in central Geneva County. It skipped along AL Highway 85 between Geneva and Bellwood. Several trees and power lines were toppled. The Providence Church near Bellwood sustained roof damage from fallen trees.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hurricane in Florida, September 28 to 30, 19981 injured · $62 million · 17 events
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, September 28 to 29, 1998$19 million · 2 events
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998$100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998$80,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 28 to 29, 1998$30,000 · 68 kt wind · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, September 28, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998$49,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, September 28, 1998$30,000 · F0 · 5 events
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998$30,000 · F0 · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5667279, 5667282, 5667278, 5667280, 5667276, 5667277, 5667281.