1998 Central Illinois Tornadoes

Central Illinois Tornadoes by month:

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL
 0   0   1   26  12  12  0   0   0   0   0   1   52

Central Illinois Tornadoes by Intensity:

F0  F1  F2  F3  F4  F5  TOTAL
41   5   6   0   0   0    52
Date Time (CST) Length (miles) Width (yards) F Scale County Location
3/28 0525-0532 1.5 220 F2 Coles 1SW Mattoon to 1E Mattoon
04/07 1501 0.1 10 F0 Peoria 3W Hanna City
04/07 1510-1512 0.3 50 F0 Cass 7NE Beardstown
04/07 1520-1526 3 66 F2 Mason 3SW Snicarte to 1.5SE Snicarte
04/07 1535-1540 0.3 180 F1 Mason Bath
04/07 1635 0.1 10 F0 Fulton Vermont
04/07 1655 0.1 10 F0 Mason 3SW Havana
04/07 1704-1720 11 35 F2 Fulton to Mason 3ESE Sepo to 7 NE Buzzville
04/07 1705 0.1 10 F0 Logan 2.5W Mt Pulaski
04/07 1714 0.1 10 F0 Christian 7.5N Assumption
04/07 1728 0.1 10 F0 Shelby 4E Moweaqua
04/07 1740 0.1 10 F0 Shelby 4N Findlay
04/07 1808-1817 11 170 F2 Moultrie to Douglas 2S Cadwell to Bourbon
04/07 1823 0.1 20 F0 Logan 6N Lincoln
04/07 1842 0.2 20 F0 Douglas 2N Hindsboro
04/07 1858 0.3 20 F0 Douglas 3NE Hindsboro
04/07 1904 0.1 10 F0 Douglas 2S Newman
04/07 1911 0.2 20 F0 Edgar 4N Brocton
04/07 1915 0.2 20 F0 Edgar Chrisman
04/07 1920 0.1 10 F0 Vermilion 2SE Sidell
04/07 1929 0.1 10 F0 Edgar 2NE Hume
04/07 1949 0.2 20 F0 Edgar 1N Scotland
04/15 1945-2000 9.5 150 F2 Clay 3WSW Flora to 2NW Clay City
04/15 2000-2025 16 150 F2 Clay to Richland 2.5NW Clay City to 5N Olney
04/29 1558-1602 3 35 F0 McLean 2WSW Ellsworth to 1NW Ellsworth
04/30 1530 0.2 20 F0 Shelby 2N Yantisville
04/30 1547 0.1 10 F0 Macon 4E Macon
05/02 1442 0.1 10 F0 Champaign Tolono
05/02 1844 0.1 10 F0 Effingham 5W Effingham
05/12 1728 0.1 10 F0 Schuyler 2W Littleton
05/12 1737 0.1 10 F0 Fulton 1S Vermont
05/12 1955 0.1 10 F0 Menard 2E Petersburg
05/12 2013 0.1 10 F0 Logan 2W Elkhart
05/15 1905 0.8 150 F0 Fulton 1SW Bryant
05/19 1630 0.3 40 F0 Vermilion 1W Ridge Farm
05/19 1820 0.2 30 F0 Logan 1N Atlanta
05/19 1830 0.1 10 F0 Edgar 1E Chrisman
05/19 1830 0.1 10 F0 Edgar 4SE Chrisman
05/19 1945 0.5 10 F0 Coles 4NW Mattoon
06/14 1623 0.1 10 F0 Schuyler Camden
06/14 1656 0.1 10 F0 Schuyler 2SE Pleasant View
06/14 1745 0.1 10 F0 Fulton 3NE Marbletown
06/14 1852 0.1 10 F0 Christian 2S Mt Auburn
06/14 1931 0.1 10 F0 Clay 4NE Flora
06/29 1509-1512 5 400 F1 Fulton 4ENE Avon to 8E Avon
06/29 1520-1522 3 200 F1 Knox 3.5SW Williamsfield to 3SSE Williamsfield
06/29 1522-1524 1.5 100 F1 Fulton 1WNW Farmington to .5ESE Farmington
06/29 1545-1552 8.5 100 F1 Tazewell Marquette Hgts to 1SW Morton
06/29 1630 0.1 10 F0 Sangamon 7S Springfield
06/29 1636-1637 0.5 40 F0 Sangamon .6NNW Pawnee to .3N Pawnee
06/29 1658-1659 0.6 20 F0 Champaign .8WNW Tolono to .2WNW Tolono
12/06 1855-1900 2.0 200 F0 Vermilion Collison to 1.8E Collison

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