Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, May 15, 1998

RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.90, -91.15) to the end point (43.92, -91.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 15, 1998, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F0
States
Wisconsin
Counties
La Crosse County
Path
2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 15, 1998F3Iowa47 mi400 yd047
May 15, 1998F3Wisconsin8 mi60 yd06
May 15, 1998F2Nebraska9 mi70 yd00
May 15, 1998F2Iowa31.3 mi180 yd00
May 15, 1998F2Wisconsin20 mi150 yd011
May 15, 1998F1Minnesota0.1 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1998F1Iowa11 mi60 yd00
May 15, 1998F1Iowa2.5 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1998F1Minnesota0.1 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1998F1Iowa2.8 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1998F1Minnesota9 mi30 yd130
May 15, 1998F1Minnesota13 mi350 yd00
May 15, 1998F1Minnesota8 mi80 yd00
May 15, 1998F1Wisconsin18 mi150 yd01
May 15, 1998F0Iowa1 mi50 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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