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F1 tornado in Republic County, Kansas

Tornado May 29, 2004 · Republic County, Kansas

F1
Rating
11.5 mi
Whole path
200 yd
Path width
$5.3M
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Cloud County → Republic County → Cloud County → Republic County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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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

A tornado touched down southwest of Norway and moved over 3 miles northeast before dissipating. Along the path of the tornado extensive damage was done, including significant crop damage. A number of power poles were downed. Many farm houses were severely damaged. Many farm implements and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Near Norway irrigation equipment was wrapped around a utility pole. In Norway a grain bin was blown over. Many homes in Norway sustained considerable damage. Many trees were downed along the tornado path.

Began near Norway (39.6833, -97.8000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5397997. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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