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F0 tornado in Tarrant County, Texas

Tornado April 16, 2002 · Tarrant County, Texas

F0
Rating
0.6 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$2K
Damage as recorded
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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

The second tornado developed in southeast Ft Worth near the intersection of Anglin Drive and southeast Loop 820, moved northeast and dissipated between Melinda Road and the old Mansfield Highway. Damage was confined to uprooted trees and minor roof damage.

Began near Ft Worth (32.7500, -97.3500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F3 Tarrant CountyF1 Ellis CountyF0 Tarrant CountyF0 Tarrant CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Ellis CountyF0 Ellis CountyF0 Ellis County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5288324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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