Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Stephenson County, Illinois, May 28, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.38, -89.97) to the end point (42.38, -89.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 28, 1998, 7:23 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Stephenson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 28, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1998 | F2 | Nebraska | 8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.