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F0 tornado in Fauquier County, Virginia

Tornado August 30, 2005 · Fauquier County, Virginia

Rating

0.8 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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

A National Weather Service meteorologist surveyed wind damage near Orlean in Fauquier County, Virginia. It was determined that a tornado touched down just northeast of Orlean. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 3/4 of a mile. This tornado downed several trees and uprooted a few trees. One tree fell on a building. This tornado has been rated an F0 on the Fujita Scale.

Began near Orlean (38.7667, -77.9333).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Fauquier County F1 Albemarle County F0 Madison County F0 Rappahannock County F0 Culpeper County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5469178. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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