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F0 tornado in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tornado April 30, 2005 · Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

F0
Rating
6.9 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$95K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 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

National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a survey across areas just north northwest of Northport. It has been determined the area had experienced an F0 tornado, with winds of estimatedaround 65 mph. The tornado touched down around 416 AM CDT about one half mile west of the CR 86 and US 43 intersection. The tornado then moved northeast, crossing SR 69 and CR 47 before lifting near the end of CR 87 around 424 AM CDT. The tornado damage path was 6.9 miles long and 100 yards wide at its widest point. Numerous trees and power lines were snapped off along the path. The most concentrated damage was near the end of the path from the far southeastern tip of Lake Tuscaloosa to near the end of CR 87. In this area, several homes received minor damage and two homes received significant roof damage due to fallen trees. This storm also produced large hail. The largest hail reported was golf ball size and occurred across the southern parts of Lake Tuscaloosa.Begin: 33 14.95/87 36.40 End: 33 16.27/87 29.46

Began near Northport (33.2333, -87.6167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5446236. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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