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F1 tornado in Limestone County, Alabama

Tornado May 30, 2004 · Limestone County, Alabama

Rating

9.0 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

Injuries

$200K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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 F1 tornado touched down in western Limestone County near Lentzville and raced eastnortheastward to just southwest of Elkmont. Several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed resulting in 3 minor injuries. In addition, numerous trees and power poles were knocked down.

Began near Cairo (34.8333, -87.1333).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Lauderdale County F1 Lauderdale County F1 Lauderdale County F1 Lauderdale County F1 Madison County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5401810. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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