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F1 tornado in Anderson County, Texas

Tornado May 4, 1999 · Anderson County, Texas

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

Injuries

$300K

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

Four houses were destroyed and three houses were damaged by a tornado. The tornado also damaged the prison barracks and caused 4 minor injuries.

Began near Tennessee Colony (31.8300, -95.8500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F0 Anderson County F0 Van Zandt County F0 Henderson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5693801. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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