The tornado formed east of Bemis and tracked NE for 16 miles. This photo is not from Jackson but from this Clarksville, TN tornado. Jackson, TN is a Very High Risk area for tornados. *Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the location. Jackson, Tenn., 1/25/99 -- Aerial of tornado damage to the city. The strongest were in TN with 2-F3s reported and the strongest and deadliest, an F4 that moved through parts of Madison County and the town of Jackson. The cemetery's acres of old trees and many of the statues, monuments, and … The tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998, also known as the 1998 Nashville tornado outbreak, was a two-day tornado outbreak that affected portions of the Midwestern United States, Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys on April 15 and April 16, 1998, with the worst of the outbreak taking place on the second day. Overview: After two days of destructive severe weather across the southern Plains on May 3-4, 1999, the same storm system spawned a powerful QLCS (Quasi-Linear Convective System), also known as a squall line, that moved across the region during the evening hours on May 5, 1999 into the early morning hours on May 6, 1999. The Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003 in the United States and Canada (Ontario) was a series of tornado outbreaks that occurred from May 3 to May 11, 2003. The tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 1999 was the largest tornado outbreak on record to … Tornadoes began occurring over the affected area on April 30, but the most prolific continuous period was the seven-day period of May 4–10. News story shot by Clint Smart and Reported by Joe Fryer. The tornado crossed into the southeastern part of Jackson, causing additional F4 damage in residential areas. The 1999 tornado also damaged the 30-acre (120,000 m 2) Riverside Cemetery, where 40 known Confederate soldiers, 140 unknowns, and many families of the founders of Jackson are buried. Photo by: Mannie Garcia - Jan 24, 1999 - Location: Jackson, TN (NOTE: This is the original caption from FEMA. Overview of one neighborhood in Jackson,TN after a tornado came trough. See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Jackson, TN.

The 1999 tornado also damaged the 30-acre (120,000 m 2) Riverside Cemetery, where 40 known Confederate soldiers, 140 unknowns, and many families of the founders of Jackson are buried. According to records, the largest tornado in the Jackson area was an F4 in 1999 that caused 106 injuries and 6 deaths.