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F1 tornado in Phelps County, Missouri

Tornado September 22, 2006 · Phelps County, Missouri

Rating

8.0 mi

Path length

350 yd

Path width

Injuries

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 350 yards (0.20 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 a tornado tracked across a section of northeast Phelps County, and through the community of St. James. Several structures were heavily damaged including a Walmart distribution center, the Manchester Packing Plant, and the St. James Middle School. The tornado dissipated three miles east of St. James, just prior to crossing into Crawford County. No injuries occurred from the tornado.

Began near St James (38.0000, -91.6667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5533255. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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