Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Washington County, Iowa, May 15, 1998

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries47

Length47 mi

Width400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.28, -91.73) to the end point (41.88, -91.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 15, 1998, 4:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Iowa
Counties: Washington County, Johnson County, Cedar County
Path: 47 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 47 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1998

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

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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