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F2 tornado in Hardin County, Kentucky

Tornado May 11, 2003 · Hardin County, Kentucky

Rating

6.5 mi

Path length

120 yd

Path width

Injuries

$1.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 120 yards (0.07 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

The tornado formed southwest of Rineyville near Highway 1375. It then skipped across the countryside and reached the town of Rineyville. The tornado then moved about 3 miles northeast of Rineyville and dissipated. It did not appear to be on the ground for the entire duration. Embedded in the tornado path was significant straight line wind damage. An estimated 40 homes were damaged or destroyed. Many of the heavily damaged structures were mobile homes.

Began near Rineyville (37.7167, -86.0167).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F2 Mercer County 1 dead F1 Hart County F1 Garrard County F1 Madison County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5356793. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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