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F1 tornado in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Tornado June 2, 1998 · Rutherford County, Tennessee

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$1.6M

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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

2 buildings were destroyed by the tornado. The tornado destroyed Grand Slam USA, which was a metal building with an indoor sports facility. Metal beams were ripped up and slammed back down onto the back of the facility. Grand Slam USA was located on Stroop Lane. The tornado also blew out the wall of another business in the area.

Began near Smyrna (35.9500, -86.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5660141. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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