F1 tornado in De Witt County, Illinois

Tornado May 30, 2003 · De Witt County, Illinois

Rating

3.0 mi

Path length

300 yd

Path width

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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

As the tornado crossed from Logan County into DeWitt County it blew down additional trees and power lines. The tornado lifted and dissipated on the outskirts of Hallsville. No injuries were reported with this tornado.

Began near Midland City (39.9333, -88.4500).

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 Mason County F0 Fulton County F0 Logan County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5357056. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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