F0 tornado in Steuben County, Indiana
Tornado May 18, 1997 · Steuben County, Indiana
F0
Rating
1.0 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$10.0M
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 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
Angola Airport had 21 aircraft and 3 hangars damaged. In surrounding area farm buildings, homes and business, utility towers also damaged.
Began near Angola Airport (42.2700, -85.0800).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5598629. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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