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F1 tornado in Caldwell County, Texas

Tornado June 5, 1998 · Caldwell County, Texas

F1
Rating
1.0 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$50K
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 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

The two tornadoes were preceded by large hail that shattered numerous windows in the Lockhart area and also destroyed corn crops in and around Lockhart. The first tornado developed about 5 miles south of Lockhart. It wasmall and very short-lived tornado was spotted by an off-duty police officer. It touched down in open country with no damage indicated. The second small tornado was spotted along SH86, around 9 miles southeast of Lockhart, as it moved briefly northeastward. This tornado, slightly stronger and longer-lived than the previous, uprooted numerous trees and snapped others at their bases.

Began near Lockhart (29.7800, -97.5700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F0 Caldwell County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5650698. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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