F1 tornado in Bell County, Texas
Tornado May 27, 1997 · Bell County, Texas
F1
Rating
0.2 mi
Path length
40 yd
Path width
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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.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Another short-lived tornado developed in the Lampasas River Valley, east of Stillhouse Dam.
Began near Belton (31.0200, -97.5300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5597315. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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