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F1 tornado in George County, Mississippi

Tornado October 25, 1997 · George County, Mississippi

F1
Rating
13.0 mi
Whole path
300 yd
Path width
7
Injuries
$105K
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through George County → Mobile County, Alabama; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mesocyclone intermittently produced a weak tornado as the storm tracked northeast across George county. The tornado first briefly touched down along River Road near the Barton community where trees were blown down. The tornado touched down again near Grain Elevator Road blowing down several century old Live Oak trees. The oak trees fell around a home which sustained only minor damage. The tornado touched down again just west of State Road 63 where it destroyed two mobile homes and caused major damage to another. Trees and some outbuildings were also damaged. The tornado again briefly touched down along Barton Agricola Road where trees were blown down. The tornado then touched down in the Howell community on the edge of George county. Trees were blown down along County Road 612 where a mobile home was completely destroyed and another damaged. Six persons in the destroyed mobile home were injured. Most of the damage from the tornado was in the F0 range with F1 damage occurring with the destruction of the mobile homes in the Barton and Howell communities. A total of seven people were injured with two admitted to a hospital where they were later released. The tornado then moved into Mobile county just west of Wilmer.

Began near Agricola (30.7300, -88.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5623023. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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