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F0 tornado in Rooks County, Kansas

Tornado June 9, 2005 · Rooks County, Kansas

F0
Rating
2.5 mi
Path length
40 yd
Path width
$25K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 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

A brief tornado was reported by storm chasers near Palco. The tornado was on the ground long enough to snap some power poles north of town.

The wider storm

A supercell thunderstorm produced a series of tornadoes in Rooks County, Kansas. The first tornado did minor damage north of Palco. The second and third tornadoes were actually on the ground at the same time for awhile. Two farmsteads were hit with a barn and other outbuildings destroyed. An electrical substation was destroyed southwest of Stockton. There were several storm chase groups on this storm to take pictures and video of the dual tornado experience. A little later, as the storm passed over Stockton, another tornado formed. An exterior wall was severely damaged on the recently refurbished theater in downtown Stockton. A large grain bin was destroyed at the elevator. There were several occurrences of tree damage and minor structural damage throughout town.

Began near Palco (39.2667, -99.6000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5452099. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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