F1 tornado — Fauquier County, Virginia

F1 tornado in Fauquier County, Virginia

Tornado August 30, 2005 · Fauquier County, Virginia

Rating

5.0 mi

Path length

300 yd

Path width

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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

A National Weather Service meteorologist surveyed wind damage near Ada in Fauquier County, Virginia. A tornado touched down approximately 1.5 miles south of Ada in northern Fauquier County. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 5 miles. The tornado lifted 2 miles west of Marshall. The tornado downed and uprooted many trees along this path. Some stands of healthy trees were snapped off several feet above the base. Outbuildings were destroyed in a few locations. Approximately 15 structures were damaged due to the tornado, but much of this damage was due to falling trees. Direct wind damage to homes was limited to roof and siding damage. Despite the number of structures damaged, there were no injuries reported. This tornado has been rated F1 on the Fujita Scale.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5469179. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F1 tornado in Fauquier County, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

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