Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rockingham County, Virginia, April 5, 1952
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.37, -78.73) to the end point (38.42, -78.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1952, 10:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Rockingham County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1952 | F3 | Pennsylvania | 17.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | North Carolina | 6.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | Virginia | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | New Jersey | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.