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F1 tornado in Weber County, Utah

Tornado August 20, 1998 · Weber County, Utah

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

Injuries

$10K

Damage as recorded

$2K

Crop damage

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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

A tornado touched down in the Weber Memorial Campground in eastern Weber county. 6 people camping were injured from flying debris. A funnel cloud was observed in the Wellsville area in Cache county.

Began near Ogden (41.2200, -111.4800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5663893. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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