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F1 tornado in Newton County, Missouri

Tornado April 15, 2001 · Newton County, Missouri

Rating

8.0 mi

Path length

400 yd

Path width

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 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.

The wider storm

A tornado had an intermittent track from 8 miles south southwest of Neosho, to 3 miles southwest of Boulder City. A log home and a drilling company were completely destroyed, plus numerous outbuildings, sustained considerable damage. Over 100 trees and power lines were uprooted along the tornado's track.

Began near Neosho (36.7667, -94.4167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5239678. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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