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F1 tornado in Liberty County, Texas

Tornado May 18, 1995 · Liberty County, Texas

Rating

6.5 mi

Path length

500 yd

Path width

Injuries

$750K

Damage as recorded

$10K

Crop damage

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 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

Super cell moved across Lake Houston and intensified to form a mesocyclone as it moved into Liberty County. This super cell produced four tornadoes as it moved from west to east across the county. The third of the four tornadoes touched down in downtown Liberty and was the most significant. Twelve people were injured with two requiring to be hospitalized.

Began near Liberty (30.0700, -94.8000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10354549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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