F0 tornado in Moultrie County, Illinois

Tornado July 8, 2001 · Moultrie County, Illinois

Rating

1.5 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

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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 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 tornado briefly touched down northwest of town flattening a cornfield, then caused minor roof damage to seven homes. Also, a garage suffered major damage with several trees and power lines blown down. No injuries were reported.

Began near Lovington (39.7333, -88.6500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F0 Moultrie County F0 Shelby County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5258235. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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