F1 tornado — Stark County, Ohio

F1 tornado in Stark County, Ohio

Tornado November 12, 2003 · Stark County, Ohio

Rating

3.5 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$250K

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 small F1 tornado touched down in rural Lexington Township just north of State Route 619 and just to the west of Freshley Road. Over 75 trees were snapped on a property near the initial touchdown. The tornado traveled east for around three and a half miles before dissipating just east of Webb Road. Most of the damage path was through wooded areas. Four homes sustained minor damage and a garage was leveled as the tornado crossed State Route 225. Hundreds of trees were downed along the damage path which was up to 50 yards in width at times.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5331663. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F1 tornado in Stark County, Ohio

What the National Weather Service wrote

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