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F1 tornado in Walton County, Georgia

Tornado June 27, 1994 · Walton County, Georgia

F1
Rating
1.0 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
9
Injuries
$500K
Damage as recorded
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 along Georgia Highway 81 and damaged at four businesses, tore the steeple of Bold Springs Baptist Church and downed several trees and power lines. At least four homes were heavily damaged and a couple of trailers were severely damaged. Damage to homes was missing roofs or smashed windows. Residents of the damaged homes heard the sound of a loud train as the tornado passed overhead. Nine injuries were reported due to wind blown or toppled debris from damaged homes. Two chicken houses were destroyed and three others moderately damaged by the tornadic winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10321316. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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