Illinois, 1998Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, June 14 to 15, 1998
June 14 to 15, 1998 · NWS ILX · 9 events in 8 counties and zones
5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Event by event
5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Schuyler
- When
- June 14, 4:23 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler County, Camden
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.150, -90.770
A tornado briefly touched down in a field just outside of Camden. No injuries or damage were reported.
Tornado, Schuyler
- When
- June 14, 4:56 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler County, 2 mi SE of Pleasant View
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.080, -90.430
A tornado briefly touched down in a field two miles southeast of Pleasant View. No injuries or damage were reported.
Flash Flood, Vermilion
- When
- June 14, 5:00 PM CST to June 15, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, Catlin
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.183, -87.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A series of thunderstorms moved through the southern portions of Vermilion County. Up to two inches fell in an hour in this area. Numerous roads were flooded and some water was reported in basements. Some of the towns affected by the flooding were Catlin, Hawbuck, Hillery, Tilton, and Georgetown. Flooding slowly subsided by the early morning hours on the 15th of June. No damage estimate was available.
Tornado, Fulton
- When
- June 14, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County, 3 mi NE of Marbletown
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 40.270, -90.170
Storm chasers witnessed a tornado briefly touch down in field 3 miles northeast of Marbletown. No injuries or damage were reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria
- When
- June 14, 6:27 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Peoria County, Peoria
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.700, -89.600
Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees, both of which fell onto several homes causing minor damage. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
Tornado, Christian
- When
- June 14, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County, 2 mi S of Mt Auburn
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -89.270
A tornado briefly touched down in a field two miles south of Mt. Auburn. No injuries or damage were reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham
- When
- June 14, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Effingham County, Effingham
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -88.530
As a severe thunderstorm moved through Effingham it blew down numerous large tree limbs throughout the town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- June 14, 7:19 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County, Long Creek to Mt Zion
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 39.820, -88.830
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and tree limbs in Long Creek and Mt. Zion.
Tornado, Clay
- When
- June 14, 7:31 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 4 mi NE of Flora
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -88.430
A tornado briefly touched down in a field 4 miles northeast of Flora. No injuries or damage were reported.
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, June 14, 1998$5.6 million · 21 events
- Flooding in Iowa, June 14 to 16, 1998$6.1 million · 17 events
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 1998$240,000 · 75 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 14, 1998$250,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 14, 1998$60,000 · 62 kt wind · 29 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 14, 1998$145,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, June 14, 1998$150,000 · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 14, 19984 injured · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 14, 1998$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flooding in Maine, June 14 to 16, 1998$60,000 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 14 to 15, 1998$58,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 1998$57,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 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: 5655053, 5655054, 5655055, 5655056, 5655061, 5655057, 5655058, 5655059, 5655060.