1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado

Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado

Destroyed homes in Fort Smith
Type	Tornado outbreak
Duration	January 11–12, 1898
Tornadoes confirmed	≥2
Max rating1	possibly F4 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak2	>1 hour
Damage	$450,000 (1898 USD)
Casualties	55 fatalities, 113 injuries
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado

¹Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The 1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado was a tornado which struck the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas during the night of January 11, 1898. It touched down about 100 miles to the southwest, and struck the city around midnight, killing 55 people and injuring 113. The twister nearly destroyed the city's newly constructed Fort Smith High School that opened in fall 1897.

It is tied for the deadliest tornado ever to strike the state of Arkansas. Another tornado was also reported around 11pm that night in Alma, Arkansas.