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F1 tornado in Geneva County, Alabama

Tornado September 29, 1998 · Geneva County, Alabama

Rating

3.0 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down in central Geneva County. It skipped along AL Highway 85 between Geneva and Bellwood. Several trees and power lines were toppled. The Providence Church near Bellwood sustained roof damage from fallen trees.

Began near Geneva (31.0300, -85.8800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Coffee County F1 Coffee County F1 Geneva County F0 Dale County F0 Dale County F0 Henry County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5667281. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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