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F1 tornado in Rooks County, Kansas

Tornado June 9, 2005 · Rooks County, Kansas

F1
Rating
6.0 mi
Path length
90 yd
Path width
$300K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 90 yards (0.05 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, the second of two tornadoes at the same time, destroyed a barn on a farm southwest of Stockton. Damage to the farmhouse included shingles, broken windows and other minor damages.

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 Zurich (39.3000, -99.5333).

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 5452166. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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