F1 tornado in Cherokee County, Kansas

Tornado April 6, 2006 · Cherokee County, Kansas

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

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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

A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that the beginning of a tornado track occurred just inside the Kansas and Missouri state line. The tornado was only in Cherokee County for about one mile prior to crossing into Jasper County Missouri. Only tree damage occurred in Cherokee County from this tornado.

Began near Lawton (37.2333, -94.6333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5504546. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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