F1 tornado in Sumner County, Tennessee

Tornado May 11, 2003 · Sumner County, Tennessee

Rating

5.5 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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

Many trees were blown down along with considerable roof damage to homes. 147 houses and 18 mobile homes were damaged along with 2 businesses. A 36-foot RV parked behind a duplex on Connie Drive was turned upside down. Other areas that were hit hard were on Nicholas Lane, Lock 4 Road, Woodvale Subdivision, Drivers Lane and Peach Valley Road.

Began near Gallatin (36.2167, -86.5500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F3 Rutherford County F3 Williamson County F1 Williamson County F1 Davidson County F1 Wilson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5356645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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