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F0 tornado in Polk County, Texas

Tornado October 23, 1997 · Polk County, Texas

F0
Rating
10.0 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
$10K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Damage to trees.

Began near Segno (30.5700, -94.6800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F2 Harris CountyF2 Montgomery CountyF1 Fort Bend CountyF1 Walker CountyF1 Montgomery CountyF1 Liberty CountyF1 San Jacinto CountyF0 Austin CountyF0 Liberty CountyF0 Liberty CountyF0 San Jacinto CountyF0 Montgomery County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5622599. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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