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F1 tornado in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Tornado April 10, 2005 · Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

F1
Rating
5.0 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$150K
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

The tornado touched down just inside the Oklahoma City city limits near SE 74th Street and Marianne Drive. It moved north-northeast for about 5 miles before lifting just inside or near the Harrah city limits, southwest of Reno Avenue and Peebly Road. The tornado first caused damage to an area of trees approximately 100 yards long, near SE 74th and Marianne Drive, west of Triple XXX Road. A trailer and metal barns were then damaged near SE 53rd Street and Triple XXX Road. A barn roof was later damaged near SE 29th and Triple XXX Road. As the tornado continued along its path, it downed many power lines and poles along SE 15th Street west of Peebly Road. The tornado caused the worst damage at the Hasel Farm near SE 15th Street and Peebly Road before lifting. The farm sustained damage to a barn, numerous trees were damaged or downed. Fences were also damaged when the trees fell on them.

Began near Newalla (35.3833, -97.2333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5443370. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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