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F0 tornado in Hamilton County, Texas

Tornado March 30, 2002 · Hamilton County, Texas

F0
Rating
2.5 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$75K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Most of the damage was to trees. One tree fell on a house. Approximately five metal roofs were partially peeled back. A few house roofs lost shingles. Minor damage was done to the high school, and minor damage was done to outbuildings, sheds, and trees for one half mile northeast of the high school beforethe tornado dissipated.

Began near Hico (31.9833, -98.0333).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F2 Limestone CountyF1 Eastland CountyF0 Falls CountyF0 Limestone CountyF0 Hamilton CountyF0 Eastland CountyF0 Erath CountyF0 Anderson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5284792. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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