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F1 tornado in King George County, Virginia

Tornado September 8, 2004 · King George County, Virginia

Rating

2.3 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$7K

Damage as recorded

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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 moved from Caroline County along the Stafford-King George County line. Numerous large trees (up to 3 feet in diameter) were uprooted and topped along Route 3 near Sealston. The storm was rated an F1 due to the extensive tree damage observed. The tornado crossed into Stafford County.

Began near Sealston (38.6333, -77.7833).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Culpeper County F1 Fauquier County F0 Stafford County F0 Stafford County F0 Orange County F0 Fauquier County F0 Clarke County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5425204. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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