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F0 tornado in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tornado March 10, 2000 · Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Rating

3.3 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$15K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 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 weak tornado moved northeast through mainly timber land owned by Gulf States Paper Company, north of the Black Warrior River. A few homes near the beginning of the path, and a few in the middle of the path, sustained roof damage. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped off throughout the entire track of the tornado. Beginning: 33 19.678/87 30.549 Ending: 33 20.926/87 27.552

Began near Northport (33.3000, -87.4833).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5137316. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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