Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Mason County, Illinois, April 7, 1998

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width70 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.08, -90.27) to the end point (40.10, -90.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 7, 1998, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Illinois
Counties
Mason County
Path
3 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 7, 1998

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 7, 1998F2Illinois11 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F2Illinois11 mi100 yd08
Apr 7, 1998F1Missouri2.5 mi50 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F1Illinois0.3 mi180 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F1Illinois0.5 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F1Illinois0.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F1Indiana1.2 mi100 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Illinois0.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Illinois0.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Iowa0.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Iowa0.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Iowa0.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Illinois0.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Illinois0.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 1998F0Illinois0.1 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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