Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Stearns County, Minnesota, May 15, 1998

RatingF1

Deaths1

Injuries30

Length9 mi

Width30 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.63, -94.57) to the end point (45.78, -94.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 15, 1998, 3:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Minnesota
Counties: Stearns County
Path: 9 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 30 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 15, 1998	F3	Iowa	47 mi	400 yd	47
May 15, 1998	F3	Wisconsin	8 mi	60 yd	6
May 15, 1998	F2	Nebraska	9 mi	70 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F2	Iowa	31.3 mi	180 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F2	Wisconsin	20 mi	150 yd	11
May 15, 1998	F1	Minnesota	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	Iowa	11 mi	60 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	Iowa	2.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	Minnesota	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	Iowa	2.8 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	Minnesota	13 mi	350 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	Minnesota	8 mi	80 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F1	Wisconsin	18 mi	150 yd	1
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Nebraska	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Wisconsin	2 mi	50 yd	1
May 15, 1998	F0	Illinois	1 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1998	F0	Illinois	0.8 mi	150 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Stearns County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.