Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wood County, West Virginia, August 9, 1950
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.28, -81.38) to the end point (39.28, -81.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1950, 4:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- West Virginia
- Counties
- Wood County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.