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F0 tornado in Buchanan County, Missouri

Tornado June 4, 2005 · Buchanan County, Missouri

F0
Rating
8.5 mi
Whole path
50 yd
Path width
$300K
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Doniphan County, Kansas → Buchanan County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

F0 tornado crossed into Missouri near the Pony Express Bridge. The tornado produced a skipping path through northwest and north portions of St. Joseph. Numerous trees were damaged or uprooted. A few homes also lost their porches. Most damage to homes was caused by falling trees and tree limbs. The tornado exited into Andrew county 2 miles east of I-29 along U.S.Highway 169.

Began near St Joseph (39.7667, -94.8500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Johnson CountyF1 Harrison CountyF0 Andrew CountyF0 Cass CountyF0 Daviess CountyF0 Gentry CountyF0 Gentry CountyF0 Andrew County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5459007. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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