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F1 tornado in Stark County, Ohio

Tornado November 10, 2002 · Stark County, Ohio

F1
Rating
3.3 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
$850K
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 F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 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

A tornado touched down in Massillon between Tremont Avenue SW and Lincoln Way West just west of State Route 21. From the initial touchdown site, the tornado traveled northeast along a track roughly parallel to Lincoln Way and lifted to the west of State Route 241 after being on the ground for about three quarters of a mile. The tornado touched down a second time in Perry Township north of Valerie Street NW. The tornado tracked northeast across Jackson Street and dissipated near the intersection of Perry Street and Harris Avenue. This segment was also roughly three quarters of a mile in length and around 25 yards in width. A home was damaged on Tremont Avenue and several businesses sustained window and roof damage as the tornado moved through downtown Massillon. A semi truck and several large signs were also blown over in this area. Further northeast in Perry Township, four homes lost entire roofs in the area between Nottingham and List Streets. Many cars, including one with a board driven through it's door, were damaged or destroyed by trees and flying debris in this same area. A total of 23 properties sustained either roof and siding damage or downed trees on List Street alone.

Began near Massillon (40.7833, -81.5500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F2 Summit County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5322218. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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