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F2 tornado in Burleson County, Texas

Tornado October 17, 1998 · Burleson County, Texas

Rating

3.5 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 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

Two tornadoes touched down in the Caldwell area causing substantial damage. Twenty-two homes were completely destroyed, 37 sustained major damage, and 101 homes with minor damage. Caldwell Middle School also had major damage. Tombstones weighing more than 1000 pounds were unearthed and moved.

Began near Caldwell (30.5000, -96.6800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Burleson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5672649. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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