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F1 tornado in Lonoke County, Arkansas

Tornado January 21, 1999 · Lonoke County, Arkansas

Rating

30.0 mi

Whole path

150 yd

Path width

Injuries

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Jefferson County → Jefferson County → Lonoke County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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

A weak tornado moved from northeast Jefferson County into southern Lonoke County. The tornado caused mostly tree damage, but also damaged a roof as it moved through the Coy area. The tornado continued tracking northeast until it dissipated northwest of Seaton.

Began near Coy (34.5000, -91.9200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5684595. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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