Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, July 4, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.45, -86.90) to the end point (40.45, -86.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 4, 1998, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Tippecanoe County
- Near the path
- West Lafayette (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 4, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1998 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1998 | F1 | Montana | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1998 | F1 | Montana | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1998 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.