Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Mercer County, Illinois, June 18, 1998

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length6 mi

Width880 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.10, -90.80) to the end point (41.18, -90.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 18, 1998, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Illinois
Counties: Mercer County
Path: 6 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 18, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jun 18, 1998	F2	Iowa	20 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F1	Iowa	13 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F1	Iowa	15 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F1	Minnesota	2.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F1	Minnesota	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F1	Iowa	1 mi	100 yd	1
Jun 18, 1998	F1	Wisconsin	1.5 mi	120 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	40 yd	1
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Illinois	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 18, 1998	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	30 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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