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F0 tornado in Hale County, Alabama

Tornado November 8, 2000 · Hale County, Alabama

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

40 yd

Path width

$10K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 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 briefly touched down east of Akron. The tornado first touched down near the end of Long Hill Road, off CR 21. One mobile home sustained roof and awning damage, one garage roof was blown off and destroyed, and one out-building was destroyed. Several trees along the path were blown down or snapped off.Beginning: 32 52.226/87 41.621 Ending: 32 52.984/87 40.988

Began near Akron (32.8667, -87.6833).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5161925. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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