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F1 tornado in Nelson County, North Dakota

Tornado June 6, 1999 · Nelson County, North Dakota

F1
Rating
2.0 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
$100K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 barn, quonsets, and garages were destroyed by a tornado. Trees were uprooted and grain bins and a camper were destroyed. Power lines were also downed.

Began near Lakota (48.0700, -98.4000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F4 Pembina CountyF2 Walsh CountyF2 Walsh CountyF0 Benson CountyF0 Walsh CountyF0 Eddy CountyF0 Eddy CountyF0 Walsh CountyF0 Pembina CountyF0 Pembina CountyF0 Ramsey CountyF0 Ramsey CountyF0 Benson CountyF0 Benson CountyF0 Ramsey County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5702142. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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