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F1 tornado in Walthall and Marion County, Mississippi

Tornado November 5, 1994 · Walthall and Marion County, Mississippi

Rating

3.0 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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

This tornado touched down in Wathall county, 4 miles southwest of Sandy Hook, and moved northeast crossing into Marion county, 2 miles southwest of Sandy Hook. The tornado lifted 1 mile southwest of Sandy Hook. One house was damaged when a tree fell on it. Numerous trees were blown down over a 15 to 20 acre area.

Began near To 1 Sw Sandy Hook (31.0000, -89.8500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10333194. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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