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F0 tornado in Ellis County, Texas

Tornado April 16, 2002 · Ellis County, Texas

F0
Rating
0.4 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$3K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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

The second Ellis county tornado touched down on Hoyt Road just north of Buena Vista Road. The tornado moved northeast causing fence and tree damage before dissipating.

Began near Maypearl (32.3833, -96.9500).

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 Tarrant CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Johnson CountyF0 Ellis CountyF0 Ellis County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5288418. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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