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F1 tornado in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Tornado November 24, 2004 · Lauderdale County, Mississippi

F1
Rating
12.0 mi
Path length
300 yd
Path width
$150K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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 9 miles west southwest of Meehan on th west side of Point Wanita Lake Road. Here several hundred trees were blown down and damaged. One home sustained roof damage with shingles removed and a corner knocked off due to a fallen tree. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Meehan-Savoy Road. Here several homes sustained minor roof damage along with numerous trees blown down. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Interstate 59 and passed 1/2 mile south of Key Field in Meridian. Many trees were uprooted and snapped along the rest of the path. The tornado dissipated one mile east of the airport.

Began near Meehan (32.2833, -89.0167).

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 Leake CountyF1 Lincoln CountyF1 Noxubee CountyF0 Warren CountyF0 Claiborne CountyF0 Copiah CountyF0 Hinds CountyF0 Madison CountyF0 Scott County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5425486. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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