Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Montgomery County, Maryland, August 31, 1952
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.02, -77.22) to the end point (39.03, -77.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 31, 1952, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Maryland
- Counties
- Montgomery County
- Near the path
- Potomac, Travilah (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 31, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1952 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1952 | F1 | Virginia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.