F1 tornado — Henry County, Georgia

F1 tornado in Henry County, Georgia

Tornado July 6, 2005 · Henry County, Georgia

Rating

7.0 mi

Path length

300 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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 damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed a third tornado touch down in Henry county. This tornado was rated an F1. The tornado travelled on the ground for a distance of approximately seven miles terminating near the South River and the Rockdale county line. The tornado travelled largely through rural areas and as such damage was confined mainly to trees and power lines in the area. The path width for the tornado was approximately 300 yards wide.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5468430. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F1 tornado in Henry County, Georgia

What the National Weather Service wrote

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