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F1 tornado in Mahoning County, Ohio

Tornado July 9, 1999 · Mahoning County, Ohio

Rating

4.0 mi

Path length

40 yd

Path width

$150K

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

A tornado skipped along a path approximately four to five miles long in Jackson Township. Several homes received structural damage including one that was moved slightly off its foundation. Another home had its garage door and contents destroyed and a few other homes had siding torn off. Power lines and several dozen trees were also knocked down along the path of the tornado.

Began near North Jackson (41.1000, -80.8700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Huron County F0 Medina County F0 Lorain County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5705560. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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