F1 tornado in Sangamon County, Illinois

Tornado May 24, 2004 · Sangamon County, Illinois

Rating

0.3 mi

Path length

75 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

A tornado briefly touched down in Divernon. It destroyed 5 garages and blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. Several homes sustained minor damage, while one home sustained moderate damage. No injuries were reported.

Began near Divernon (39.5667, -89.6667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F2 Morgan County F1 Scott County 1 dead

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5401269. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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