Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, March 29, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length17 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.37, -93.83) to the end point (44.43, -93.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1998, 5:48 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Le Sueur County
- Near the path
- Montgomery, Le Center (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 17 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1998 | F4 | Minnesota | 73.5 mi | 1,500 yd | 1 | 19 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | Minnesota | 12 mi | 2,200 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | Minnesota | 6 mi | 2,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 4.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.