F0 tornado in Newton County, Missouri

Tornado June 30, 2005 · Newton County, Missouri

Rating

2.0 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 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.

The wider storm

This is a continuation of the Jasper and Cherokee County supercell. This storm entered Newton County near Iron Gates and tracked across northern sections of the county. Two weak tornadoes were observed across open farm land. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that minor tree damage occurred. Along with the tornadoes, a swath of golf ball size hail was observed.

Began near Racine (37.0333, -94.5833).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F0 Newton County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5456274. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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