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F2 tornado in Weakley County, Tennessee

Tornado May 4, 2003 · Weakley County, Tennessee

F2
Rating
4.0 mi
Path length
250 yd
Path width
$750K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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 touched on the south side of the city of Martin and tracked northeast. One business was destroyed. At Martin Westview High School, two storage buildings were blown away. At Martin Middle School, the gymnasium roof was ripped off. At Martin Elementary School, part of the roof was blown off. Many trees and power lines were knocked down.

Began near Martin (36.3500, -88.8500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F4 Madison County 11 deadF2 Dyer CountyF2 Henry CountyF1 Weakley CountyF1 Carroll CountyF1 Dyer CountyF1 Dyer CountyF1 Henry CountyF1 Gibson CountyF1 Gibson CountyF0 Gibson CountyF0 Dyer County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5357324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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