F1 tornado in Fulton County, Illinois

Tornado May 10, 2003 · Fulton County, Illinois

Rating

3.0 mi

Path length

400 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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 2 miles southwest of Ipava. It traveled to the northeast and went through the middle of town, destroying the fire department as well as numerous trees, power lines, sheds and garages. Numerous homes sustained roof damage and one home had major damage. No injuries were reported.

Began near Ipava (40.3333, -90.3500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5354788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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