F2 tornado in Schuyler County, Illinois

Tornado May 10, 2003 · Schuyler County, Illinois

Rating

6.0 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 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 5.5 miles west of Rushville. It destroyed a house, as well as a barn. The tornado traveled to the northeast blowing down numerous trees and power lines. Also, numerous silos, barns and machine sheds were either damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted and dissipated 3 miles north northwest of Rushville. No injuries were reported.

Began near Rushville (40.1167, -90.6667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F3 Tazewell County F2 Mason County F2 Schuyler County F1 Fulton County F1 Fulton County F1 Mason County F1 Mason County F1 Woodford County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5354787. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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