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F1 tornado in Fauquier County, Virginia

Tornado September 8, 2004 · Fauquier County, Virginia

F1
Rating
0.8 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$7K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 tornado touched down a half mile south of Hurlesville or almost 6 miles south of Warrenton. The storm was on the ground for three-quarters of a mile. Not structural damage was observed, but 20 to 30 mature trees were uprooted or snapped. Maximum winds were 60 to 70 mph.

Began near Warrenton (38.2333, -78.3667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Culpeper CountyF1 King George CountyF0 Stafford CountyF0 Stafford CountyF0 Orange CountyF0 Fauquier CountyF0 Clarke County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5426294. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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