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F1 tornado in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Tornado April 15, 2003 · Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Rating

10.0 mi

Path length

440 yd

Path width

$50K

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 was first reported by the Reydon Emergency Manager and viewed by several storm chasers. Shortly after forming, the tornado caused damage to several houses and downed power lines six to seven miles south-southeast of Reydon. The tornado moved to the northeast ten miles destroying four barns and a well house before dissipating.

Began near Reydon (35.6500, -96.9500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Roger Mills County F1 Beckham County F1 Jackson County F1 Harmon County F1 Oklahoma County F0 Roger Mills County F0 Jackson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5351089. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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