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F1 tornado in Coles County, Illinois

Tornado April 26, 1994 · Coles County, Illinois

Rating

3.0 mi

Path length

130 yd

Path width

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 130 yards (0.07 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down three miles north of Cooks Mills and lifted five miles NE of Cooks Mills. Some farm equipment was damaged, as well as, four high voltage power lines. Damage is estimated between $620,000 and $700,000.

Began near Cooks Mills (39.6300, -88.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10320731. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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