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F1 tornado in Clinton County, Missouri

Tornado May 29, 2004 · Clinton County, Missouri

F1
Rating
19.0 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
$20K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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

Tornado crossed into Dekalb county near Osborn.

Began near Plattsburg (39.5500, -94.4500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F4 De Kalb County 3 deadF4 Harrison CountyF4 Daviess CountyF3 Platte CountyF2 De Kalb CountyF1 De Kalb CountyF0 De Kalb CountyF0 De Kalb CountyF0 Grundy CountyF0 Harrison CountyF0 Buchanan CountyF0 Clinton County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5400522. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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