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F1 tornado in Newton County, Missouri

Tornado July 4, 2004 · Newton County, Missouri

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

$150K

Damage as recorded

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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 National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an F-1 tornado touched down in the community of Hornet and remained on the ground for about one mile. Most of the damage was downed trees, with some damage to mobile homes and a church. No injuries or deaths occurred from this event.

Began near Hornet (36.9667, -94.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5413477. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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