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F1 tornado in Newton County, Missouri

Tornado September 26, 1996 · Newton County, Missouri

Rating

9.0 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$30K

Damage as recorded

$5K

Crop damage

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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.

The wider storm

A F1 tornado intially tounched down at Boulder City, 8 miles southeast of Neosho. It produced a nine mile intermittent damage path that extended from Boulder City to 5 miles northeast Stark City. Along its route, the tornado destroyed at least 5 outbuildings, broke windows in one home, and uprooted several trees.

Began near Boulder City (36.8000, -94.2500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5574795. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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