Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Van Wert County, Ohio, May 3, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.98, -84.57) to the end point (40.88, -84.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 3, 1998, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Van Wert County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 3, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Georgia | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 3, 1998 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.