The tornado outbreak of June 13, 1998

45 tornadoesKansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and 3 more states

45 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 12:40 PM and 10:55 PM CDT, none rated F3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · June 13, 1998

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 45 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 45; on Saturday, June 13, 1998
F3 or stronger: 0; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 26; Along all the paths
Path miles: 47; All the paths end to end
First and last: 12:40 PM to 10:55 PM; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of June 13, 1998

12:40 PM	F0	Converse County WY	0.2	30	0
3:15 PM	F1	Bladen County NC	0.3	30	0
3:21 PM	F0	Pender County NC	0.1	30	0
3:25 PM	F1	Bladen County NC	2.0	30	0
3:47 PM	F0	Cheyenne County NE	0.1	30	0
3:57 PM	F0	Goshen County WY	4.0	30	0
4:02 PM	F0	Brunswick County NC	0.1	30	0
4:45 PM	F0	Blaine County OK	0.1	30	1
5:00 PM	F0	Smith County KS	0.5	30	0
5:30 PM	F1	Crook County WY	1.5	30	0
5:35 PM	F0	Sumner County KS	0.5	60	0
5:40 PM	F1	Gosper County NE	7.0	80	4
5:45 PM	F1	Lincoln County NE	4.0	80	0
5:50 PM	F0	Chase County KS	0.5	60	0
5:56 PM	F0	Lincoln County NE	0.1	30	0
6:02 PM	F0	Lincoln County NE	0.1	30	0
6:08 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	0.5	30	0
6:25 PM	F0	Buffalo County NE	1.0	30	0
6:29 PM	F0	Cowley County KS	1.0	110	0
6:38 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.2	200	0
6:43 PM	F1	Logan County OK	2.0	50	0
6:45 PM	F0	Thayer County NE	1.0	30	0
6:50 PM	F0	Custer County NE	0.1	30	0
7:15 PM	F0	Canadian County OK	0.2	30	0
7:17 PM	F0	Canadian County OK	0.2	30	0
7:45 PM	F0	Canadian County OK	0.1	30	0
7:48 PM	F0	Marion County AR	0.1	50	0
8:00 PM	F0	Nemaha County KS	0.1	30	0
8:02 PM	F1	Oklahoma County OK	0.8	50	0
8:07 PM	F1	Oklahoma County OK	0.8	50	0
8:08 PM	F2	Oklahoma County OK	1.5	80	4
8:12 PM	F2	Oklahoma County OK	5.5	200	17
8:19 PM	F1	Nemaha County KS	4.0	450	0
8:30 PM	F0	Nemaha County KS	0.1	30	0
8:35 PM	F0	Nemaha County KS	1.5	50	0
8:40 PM	F0	Nemaha County KS	2.0	50	0
8:43 PM	F0	Nemaha County KS	1.0	100	0
8:44 PM	F0	Nemaha County KS	0.1	30	0
8:55 PM	F1	Brown County KS	0.2	50	0
9:00 PM	F0	Brown County KS	0.1	30	0
9:00 PM	F0	Baxter County AR	0.1	50	0
10:00 PM	F0	Nemaha County KS	0.1	30	0
10:22 PM	F2	Nemaha County KS	1.0	100	0
10:50 PM	F0	Saline County NE	0.5	50	0
10:55 PM	F0	Brown County KS	0.1	30	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, June 13, 1998

Kansas	17	0	0
Nebraska	10	0	0
Oklahoma	9	0	0
North Carolina	4	0	0
Wyoming	3	0	0
Arkansas	2	0	0

Tornadoes in 1998 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.