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F1 tornado in Ray County, Missouri

Tornado November 27, 2005 · Ray County, Missouri

Rating

13.0 mi

Whole path

75 yd

Path width

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Clay County → Ray County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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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 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

Tornado crossed into Ray county from Clay county in Lawson at 1759. The tornado moved north-northeast and dissipated 2 miles north of Lawson. Damage was noted to homes along 184th street to the east of US-69. Barn and tree damage was also noted along Raum Road just north of town.

Began near Lawson (39.4333, -94.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5484538. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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