1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Lincoln radar (KILX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:37 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado briefly touched down in a field on the outskirts of Vermont. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 1998Warnings in Illinois, April 1998
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