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F1 tornado in Macon County, Illinois

Tornado April 20, 2000 · Macon County, Illinois

F1
Rating
2.3 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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

The tornado touched down 1.8 miles northeast of Oreana, just east of Route 48. It moved to the northeast along Route 48, entering Argenta. The most severe damage was in two areas. The first was about 2 miles northeast of Oreana where the roof of a two story house was lifted off. The second was on the southwest side of Argenta, where part of the roof of a two story brick building was lifted off and placed on top of a lower building roof. Also, numerous trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down. A garage was destroyed in Argenta. No injuries were reported.

Began near Oreana (39.9500, -88.8500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F1 Macon CountyF0 Sangamon CountyF0 Logan CountyF0 Piatt County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5141936. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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