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F0 tornado in Webster County, Nebraska

Tornado May 5, 2002 · Webster County, Nebraska

F0
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
25 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

Brief touchdown of a tornado reported by a storm chaser.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms were widespread across south-central Nebraska and produced large hail and at least one tornado. Hail up to three inches in diameter was the main culprit causing millions in dollars in damage. The most significant damage stretched from Doniphan to east of Grand Island. Dozens of roofs and windows were heavily damaged just west of Doniphan as the tennis ball size hail lasted 10 minutes. Damage to vehicles along Interstate 80 and into southeast Grand Island was also widespread.To the south, a supercell moved north from Smith County Kansas and spawned a brief tornado 5 miles southwest of Guide Rock. The tornado traveled over open country and no damage was reported.

Began near Guide Rock (40.0333, -98.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5303150. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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