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F1 tornado in Madison County, Alabama

Tornado May 6, 2003 · Madison County, Alabama

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$100K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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

two homes and businesses sustained roof damage and a mobile home was moved off of its foundation.

Began near Meridianville (34.8500, -86.5667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Lauderdale County F1 Limestone County F1 Dekalb County F0 Colbert County F0 Madison County F0 Jackson County F0 Jackson County F0 Cullman County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5364863. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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