F0 tornado in Gem County, Idaho

Tornado February 7, 2002 · Gem County, Idaho

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

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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 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 in the northern part of Emmett. The path of the tornado crossed the Emett cemetery knocking several headstones off of grave sites and twisting limbs off nearby trees.

Began near Emmett (43.8667, -116.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5281251. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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