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F0 tornado in Daggett County, Utah

Tornado August 21, 2001 · Daggett County, Utah

F0
Rating
2.0 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 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.

The wider storm

A narrow and long, rope-like tornado was observed in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area by at least 25 people. The tornado was also photographed and videotaped. An eyewitness at the Red Canyon Visitors Center said the funnel cloud initially developed nearly overhead of the visitors center and moved south, touching down about a mile south of the visitors center near USFS Road 095. The tornado traveled south along a path adjacent to USFS Road 095, crossed over the intersection of USFS Road 095 and state highway 44, and continued south up higher terrain. The tornado than made an abrupt turn towards the east and followed highway 44 where it lifted up within a half mile of the Skull Creek Campground. The tornado picked up brush, branches, and tree limbs along its path through the forested land. Some of the debris was deposited on the roads.

Began near Dutch John (40.8833, -109.6000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5264308. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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