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F1 tornado in Carroll County, Tennessee

Tornado May 4, 2003 · Carroll County, Tennessee

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

Injuries

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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

The town touched down in the town of Atwood and moved northeast. Six homes were destroyed and another 57 were damaged. Five commercial buildings were also damaged.

Began near Atwood (35.9667, -88.6667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F4 Madison County 11 dead F2 Weakley County F2 Dyer County F2 Henry County F1 Weakley County F1 Dyer County F1 Dyer County F1 Henry County F1 Gibson County F1 Gibson County F0 Gibson County F0 Dyer County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5356965. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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