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F1 tornado in Leake County, Mississippi

Tornado November 24, 2004 · Leake County, Mississippi

F1
Rating
3.0 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$125K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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

This tornado touched down just to the west of the Rosebud community and tracked northeast for 3 miles before dissipating 2 miles west of Madden. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. One home was severely damaged due to two large large trees that fell on it. One chicken house had a large portion of its roof torn off and tin scattered for 1/4 mile.

Began near Rosebud (32.6500, -89.4000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F3 Winston County 1 deadF3 Jefferson CountyF2 Lawrence CountyF2 Leake CountyF2 Smith CountyF1 Lawrence CountyF1 Lauderdale CountyF1 Lincoln CountyF1 Noxubee CountyF0 Warren CountyF0 Claiborne CountyF0 Copiah CountyF0 Hinds CountyF0 Madison CountyF0 Scott County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5425377. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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