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F1 tornado in Jones County, Mississippi

Tornado January 27, 1994 · Jones County, Mississippi

Rating

2.0 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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

Thirty-three houses were damaged in northwest Laurel. Two houses were destroyed, 12 houses had major damage, and 19 houses had minor damage. Eleven business were damaged. Much of the damage occurred when large trees fell on buildings.

Began near Laurel (31.7000, -89.1300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10329971. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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