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F1 tornado in Jefferson County, Texas

Tornado April 3, 2000 · Jefferson County, Texas

Rating

1.5 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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.

The wider storm

The Groves Middle School received the brunt of the second tornado to hit Jefferson County this morning. The roof of the gymnasium was torn off, water damaged the interior, and a brick wall was blown down. Three classrooms were damaged from broken glass. Over a dozen neighboring homes in the 5000 block of Cleveland Avenue received damage. Two of these were severe, when trees fell on the homes. Many trees and power lines were blown down.

Began near Groves (29.9500, -93.9167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5141911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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