Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Henry County, Illinois, May 15, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.17, -90.05) to the end point (41.17, -90.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1998, 6:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Henry County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1998 | F3 | Iowa | 47 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 47 |
| May 15, 1998 | F3 | Wisconsin | 8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | Nebraska | 9 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | Iowa | 31.3 mi | 180 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | Wisconsin | 20 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 11 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Iowa | 11 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Iowa | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Iowa | 2.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 9 mi | 30 yd | 1 | 30 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 13 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 8 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | Wisconsin | 18 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 15, 1998 | F0 | Illinois | 0.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.