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F2 tornado in Liberty County, Texas

Tornado January 1, 1999 · Liberty County, Texas

F2
Rating
9.5 mi
Whole path
100 yd
Path width
5
Injuries
$675K
Damage as recorded

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

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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.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado appeared to have formed just on the other side of a canal in the Dunning's Farm area. At this point three large houses were completely destroyed with widespread tree damage. The tornado moved NE and dragged heavy farm tractors (approximately 50000 lbs) over 10 to 15 feet. The tornado moved across a wide open field and crossed into Jefferson county.

Began near Devers (29.9700, -94.4200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F2 Trinity CountyF1 Walker CountyF1 Montgomery CountyF0 Walker CountyF0 Trinity CountyF0 Walker County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5685832. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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