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F1 tornado in Leake County, Mississippi

Tornado November 24, 2001 · Leake County, Mississippi

F1
Rating
0.2 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$1K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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 weak tornado briefly touched down around three miles northwest of Thomastown. Several trees were snapped off and blown down in a wooded area.

Began near Thomastown (32.9000, -89.7000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F4 Madison County 2 deadF4 Washington CountyF3 Humphreys CountyF1 Sunflower CountyF1 Noxubee CountyF0 Hinds CountyF0 Hinds CountyF0 Oktibbeha CountyF0 Clarke CountyF0 Clarke County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5272626. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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