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F1 tornado in Clinton County, Kentucky

Tornado January 4, 1997 · Clinton County, Kentucky

F1
Rating
0.3 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
1
Death
2
Injuries
$50K
Damage as recorded
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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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

An F1 tornado destroyed a mobile home and parts of a radio station and church in an isolated area along Highway 1590, one half mile west of Albany. The mobile home was thrown over 100 yards and 1 resident was killed and 2 others seriously injured. The deceased was a 39 year old male. The radio station lost its transmission tower as well as part of its roof. The tornado path was only 500 yards long and lifted and touched down again at least 2 times along the path. The path width was approximately 100 yards.

Began near Albany (36.6800, -85.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5587057. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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