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F0 tornado in Douglas County, Colorado

Tornado August 29, 2002 · Douglas County, Colorado

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$100K

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 first tornado, associated with a multi-vortex storm, touched down briefly near E-470 and South Jordan Road. Some fences were damaged and a few trees were blow down. A few of the homes also sustained minor roof damage.

Began near Parker (39.5333, -104.7333).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F1 Arapahoe County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5313312. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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