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F0 tornado in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tornado March 10, 2000 · Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Rating

1.8 mi

Path length

60 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 60 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 tornado touched down just northeast of the city of Fosters, near Moody Swamp and US 11. The tornado tracked just east of north and crossed the Black Warrior River before dissipating. Numerous trees were knocked down along the path. Several buildings received minor damage and one building suffered extensive damage. Several houses and mobile homes sustained varying amounts of damage.

Began near Fosters (33.1000, -87.7000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5140293. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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