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F1 tornado in Allen County, Kansas

Tornado May 8, 2003 · Allen County, Kansas

Rating

3.0 mi

Path length

125 yd

Path width

$150K

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

Damage summary: 4NW Iola: Oil tank toppled, farm vehicle flipped over, several trees shreaded, and power poles snapped.

Began near Iola (37.8167, -96.8000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F3 Woodson County F1 Butler County F1 Greenwood County F0 Montgomery County F0 Labette County F0 Greenwood County F0 Montgomery County F0 Allen County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5349767. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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