F1 tornado in Polk County, Oregon

Tornado June 21, 2003 · Polk County, Oregon

Rating

0.3 mi

Path length

30 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

According to a report from the public, a tornado touched down for approximately 5 minutes near Independence. No damage was reported.

Began near Independence (44.8500, -123.1833).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5365318. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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