F0 tornado in Tazewell County, Illinois

Tornado May 30, 2003 · Tazewell County, Illinois

Rating

14.0 mi

Whole path

50 yd

Path width

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

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

When the tornado moved from Mason County into Tazewell County it blew down more trees and power lines. Also, several sheds were destroyed before it lifted and dissipated 5 miles south southeast of Green Valley. No injuries were reported.

Began near Green Vly (40.2167, -89.3667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F2 Woodford County F2 Logan County F2 De Witt County F1 De Witt County F0 Fulton County F0 Logan County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5356710. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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