Tornado, Stephenson
- When
- May 28, 7:23 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, 7 mi W of Lena
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 0.2 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -89.970
Brief tornado touched down in open farm land.
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 28, 1998
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jo Daviess
- When
- May 28, 7:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess County, Countywide
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -90.250
Thunderstorm winds produced widespread damage to trees, homes, and power lines across the county.
Tornado, Stephenson
- When
- May 28, 7:46 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, Eleroy
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 0.5 yd
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.330, -89.770
Brief tornado damaged and uprooted trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 28, 7:50 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Countywide
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -89.920
Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the county. A roof was blown off a building 1 mile South of Mount Carroll and buildings were blown across the road between Thompson and Savanna.
Thunderstorm Wind, Whiteside
- When
- May 28, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside County, 2 mi N of Sterling
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -89.700
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and limbs in Northeast Whiteside county.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 28 to 29, 1998
- Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 28, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 28, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 1998Warnings in Illinois, May 1998
Sources
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: 5663303, 5663304, 5663305, 5663306, 5663307.