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F0 tornado in Sanpete County, Utah

Tornado May 24, 2000 · Sanpete County, Utah

F0
Rating
0.2 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
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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 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.

The wider storm

A severe thunderstorm spawned a small tornado as it made its way through Sanpete County. An eyewitness spotted the F0 tornado as it touched down just south of Highway 89, about 5 miles east of Gunnison. It crossed the highway, pelting the eyewitnesses car with mud and debris and causing some power lines to arc. The tornado was on the ground for only a few minutes. As the thunderstorm continued to track northward, Manti clocked 60mph (52kts) winds, with tree damage noted at the LDS Temple in town. Trees were also blown over in Spring City and Mt. Pleasant. There was also some damage to one home and a city building in Mt. Pleasant from the thunderstorm winds. Several turkey barns were also damaged in Fairview.

Began near Gunnison (39.1500, -111.8167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5178476. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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