F1 tornado — Prince William County, Virginia

F1 tornado in Prince William County, Virginia

Tornado September 17, 2004 · Prince William County, Virginia

Rating

8.8 mi

Whole path

75 yd

Path width

Injury

$2.5M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Prince William County → Fairfax County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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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

A tornado touched down on the east side of the City of Manassas. It produced structural damage and tree damage and then continued on to Manassas Park. The tornado damaged several dwellings before lifting in the Yorkshire Subdivision. This complex track left Manassas City, crossed into Prince William County, then crossed into Manassas Park City, crossing back into Prince William County, then finally crossing into Fairfax County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5432280. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F1 tornado in Prince William County, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

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