F0 tornado in Schuyler County, Illinois

Tornado May 10, 2003 · Schuyler County, Illinois

Rating

30.8 mi

Whole path

10 yd

Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Adams County → Brown County → Schuyler County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 10 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 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 crossed into Schuyler County from Brown County (WFO LSX County Warning Area). It was only on the ground for a short distance before it lifted and dissipated. No damage or injuries were reported.

Began near Rushville (40.0667, -90.7000).

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5354957. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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