F1 tornado — Noxubee County, Mississippi

F1 tornado in Noxubee County, Mississippi

Tornado November 24, 2001 · Noxubee County, Mississippi

Rating

8.0 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$400K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

This weak tornado touched down about four miles northeast of Macon and moved northeast across the county. The storm travelled eight miles and dissipated about 12 miles northeast of Macon. The maximum width of the tornado path was 50 yards. The tornado significantly damaged eleven barns. Three sheds were destroyed. Three houses sustained minor roof damage. One 75-foot grain silo was damaged. A small airplane hanger was destroyed. A plane inside of the hanger sustained significant damage. Two cattle trailers were turned over, along with a farm tractor with its windows blown out. Numerous trees were either twisted or snapped off about four to five feet above the ground along the edges of fields.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5272726. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F1 tornado in Noxubee County, Mississippi

What the National Weather Service wrote

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