What is Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho?
The '''Late May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho''' was a weather event in the [[United States]] from May 30-31, 1998. It affected the northern half of the country and southern [[Ontario]], from [[Montana]] to the [[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid-Atlantic]] states. == Weather events == === Spencer, South Dakota tornado === The first reports of [[severe weather]] were from Montana around 12:30 p.m. MDT. The tornado struck [[Spencer, South Dakota]] around 8:37 p.m. CDT. The Spencer tornado was an F4. Six people were killed in this tornado. === Derecho event (May 30-31) === [[File:May 30-31 1998 derecho.jpg|thumb|Path of the May 30-31, 1998 derecho.]] The same storm that produced the Spencer, South Dakota tornado turned into a derecho affecting [[Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]], [[Ontario]], and [[New York]]. The derecho killed another 6 people. === New York and Pennyslvania tornadoes (May 31) === On May 31, tornadoes broke out across Pennyslvania and New York, this being the most destructive to sweep across the two states since the [[1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak]]. [[Category:1998 in the United States]] [[Category:Tornadoes in the United States|1998]] [[Category:Derechos]] [[Category:1998 in Canada]] [[Category:1990s in weather]]