F0 tornado — Marathon County, Wisconsin

F0 tornado in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Tornado September 2, 2002 · Marathon County, Wisconsin

Rating

0.2 mi

Path length

75 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.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed along a strong cold front that moved through Wisconsin during the evening. Some of the storms produced hail to golf ball size and winds as high as 60 mph. The high winds downed trees and power line, knocking out power to about 3,100 customers, mainly around Wausau (Marathon co.).Two tornadoes developed from the storms. The first tornado briefly touched down about 5 miles west of Athens (Marathon co.) and caused minimal damage. The second tornado passed north of Wausau and stayed on the ground for about 5 miles, destroying two barns, a garage and a shed. It also snapped hundreds of trees, heavily damaged 6 homes and caused minor damage to 25 others. At least two vehicles traveling on Highway 51 were blown off the road. A trailer being towed by one of the vehicles was blown over and a large road sign hit the vehicle. The driver was injured and was transported to the hospital.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5320316. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F0 tornado in Marathon County, Wisconsin

The wider storm

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