F1 tornado — Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

F1 tornado in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tornado November 24, 2001 · Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Rating

2.0 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A supercell thunderstorm spawned an F1 tornado near Lake Lurleen State Park just northwest of Northport. The tornado began at 11:39 am about 10 miles northwest of Northport and just west of the intersection of Rue Road and CR 90. The tornado ended at 11:41 am near Pole Bridge Creek. The tornado mainly snapped off trees along its path but a home suffered damage at the intersection of CR 90 and Rue Road. The home sustained major roof damage and had its front porch totally removed. A few outbuildings were also destroyed on this same property. No injuries were reported. Storm spotters followed this storm near Buhl and Elrod and reported a wall cloud and funnel cloud prior to the development of a tornado. Beg: 33 21.600/87 40.314 End: 33 22.947/87 38.979

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5272043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F1 tornado in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

What the National Weather Service wrote

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