Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Mercer County, Kentucky, May 13, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.92, -84.87) to the end point (37.92, -84.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1998, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Mercer County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1998 | F1 | North Dakota | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1998 | F0 | California | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1998 | F0 | California | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1998 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1998 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1998 | F0 | North Dakota | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.