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F2 tornado in Mason County, Illinois

Tornado May 10, 2003 · Mason County, Illinois

Rating

2.5 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

Injury

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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 just southwest of Manito. As it traveled to the northeast it destroyed 4 homes, as well as power lines and trees. Twenty-four homes sustained minor to major damage. One elderly woman sustained minor injuries, a cut on her arm and bruises, while taking shelter in her walk-in pantry. No other injuries were reported.

Began near Manito (40.4000, -89.8000).

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 Schuyler County F1 Fulton County F1 Fulton County F1 Mason County F1 Mason County F1 Woodford County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5354871. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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