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F1 tornado in Hall County, Georgia

Tornado July 23, 2000 · Hall County, Georgia

F1
Rating
0.5 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$125K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An NWS Survey team concluded that an F0 to weak F1 tornado touched down briefly about 3 miles south of Lula in extreme northeast Hall county. The tornado was only on the ground very briefly and lifted before crossing into Banks county. It had a width of 50 to 100 yards. Nonetheless, about one dozen homes were damaged with numerous trees and power lines down in the area as well. The tornado was said to have been visible from the Boy Scout Ranch on Highway 60. Debris was observed swirling in the air.

Began near Lula (34.3333, -83.6667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Hall CountyF0 Banks County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5172906. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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