Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Coles County, Illinois, March 28, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1.5 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.47, -88.38) to the end point (39.48, -88.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 28, 1998, 5:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Coles County
- Near the path
- Mattoon (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 28, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1998 | F1 | Indiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1998 | F1 | Michigan | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1998 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1998 | F0 | California | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1998 | F0 | California | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.