Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Knox County, Illinois, June 29, 1998

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.88, -90.07) to the end point (40.88, -90.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 29, 1998, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Illinois
Counties
Knox County
Path
3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on June 29, 1998

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 29, 1998F2Iowa11 mi60 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F2Iowa34.1 mi100 yd085
Jun 29, 1998F1Iowa2 mi40 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Iowa1 mi50 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Illinois1 mi30 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Illinois5 mi400 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Illinois1.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Illinois1 mi100 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Illinois8.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Kansas1 mi30 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F1Illinois0.2 mi80 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F0Nebraska0.2 mi50 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F0Iowa0.1 mi30 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F0Illinois1 mi30 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F0Iowa0.2 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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