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F2 tornado in Harrison County, Texas

Tornado April 23, 2000 · Harrison County, Texas

Rating

10.6 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

$8.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 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 developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. This supercell produced multiple tornadoes across Harrison county, TX into Louisiana. Approximately 50 homes and 2 business were damaged or destroyed. 17 homes were considered unlivable. Numerous large pine and oak trees anapped and broken. New eateries, hotels, and home development are underway in this location.

Began near Hallsville (32.4667, -94.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5140049. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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