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F0 tornado in Logan County, Illinois

Tornado April 13, 2006 · Logan County, Illinois

Rating

3.8 mi

Path length

125 yd

Path width

$2.5M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 125 yards (0.07 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 tornado touched down on the northeast side of Lincoln. It tracked through a small subdivision, just northeast of the Logan County Airport. The tornado damaged roofs, siding and outbuildings, and blew down numerous trees and power lines. In addition, before lifting, the tornado damaged several barns in a rural area to the east of Lincoln.

Began near Lincoln (40.1500, -89.3667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F0 Logan County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5500180. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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