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F0 tornado in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tornado September 25, 2005 · Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

F0
Rating
0.8 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$17K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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

National Weather Service meteorologists performed aerial and ground surveys across northern Tuscaloosa County. It has been determined that a brief tornado occurred along Mormon Road. The tornado touched down just west of Mormon Road (County Road 35) just north of Northside Road (County Road 38). The tornado was on the ground for about 3/4 of a mile and crossed Mormon Road. At least two homes suffered minor roof damage. Several trees were snapped off along the short path. This was the same storm that produced the damage on Robertson Road. The tornado has been rated an F0 on the Fujita scale. The tornado damage path was 0.75 miles long and 50 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was produced by the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Begin: 33 28.21/87 44.10 End: 33 28.79/87 43.65

Began near Samantha (33.5000, -87.7167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5473634. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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