Illinois, 1998Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, December 6, 1998
December 6, 1998 · NWS ILX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $325,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Tornado, Vermilion
- When
- December 6, 6:55 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, Collison
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -87.800
A tornado touched down on the west side of Collison. It caused moderate to major damage to a dozen homes and destroyed a post office and two mobile homes. Dozens of trees were blown over and numerous projectiles...ranging from small tree branches to 2 inch by 8 inch boards...were either driven into the ground or into structures. No injuries or deaths were reported. Damage was estimated around $300,000.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgar
- When
- December 6, 7:00 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar County, Paris
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -87.700
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large sign and several power poles in Paris. Just east of Paris a pole barn was destroyed. No injuries were reported and damage to the pole barn was estimated around $25,000.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion
- When
- December 6, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, 1 mi W of Hoopeston
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -87.680
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a shed and blew down several trees and power lines one mile west of Hoopeston.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, December 6 to 7, 19982 injured · $888,000 · 65 kt wind · 18 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, December 6, 1998$255,000 · 66 kt wind · 18 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, December 6, 19981 injured · $245,000 · 71 kt wind · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in California, December 6, 1998$450,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, December 6, 1998$110,000 · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, December 6, 1998$100,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, December 6, 1998$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, December 6, 19981 injured · $45,000 · 1 event
- Heat in West Virginia, December 6, 199834 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, December 6, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, December 6, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 6, 199811 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5673465, 5673467, 5673466.