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F1 tornado in Barron County, Wisconsin

Tornado June 11, 2005 · Barron County, Wisconsin

F1
Rating
5.0 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
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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 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

An F1 tornado touched down near the intersection of 7th Street and 18th Avenue and traveled northeast for 5 miles before lifting just northeast of the Cumberland Airport near Upper Vermillion Lake. The most concentrated area of damage occurred just east of 8th Street north and south of 20th Avenue southeast of Cumberland. Along 8th Street about one half mile south of 20th Avenue the metal roofs of two tall silos were torn off, the east corner of a pole barn was damaged, a detached barn collapsed, three outbuildings were destroyed, a hay shed was damaged, and numerous trees were downed. Along 20th Avenue just east of 8th Street a detached garage was destroyed, the south facing window on a farmhouse was blown in, a horse shed was damage, a dog was killed, and numerous trees were sheared off 6 to 8 feet above the ground. Along 7th Street just north of 18th Avenue where the tornado first touched down, a tin roof was ripped off a shed, a pole barn was downed, trees were downed, and a steel windmill was blown over. Near the end of the tornado's path just southeast of the intersection of County Road T and 21st Avenue a storage barn collapsed onto a boat, motor, and business equipment. Shingles were also ripped off the roof of a home. A hanger on the eastern edge of the Cumberland Airport near County Road T was also slightly damaged.

Began near Almena (45.4500, -92.0167).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 St. Croix CountyF0 St. Croix CountyF0 Polk CountyF0 Pierce CountyF0 St. Croix County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5462292. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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