Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lunenburg County, Virginia, May 27, 1957

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.92, -78.02) to the end point (36.92, -78.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 27, 1957, 9:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Virginia
Counties: Lunenburg County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 27, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 27, 1957	F2	Virginia	9.3 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 27, 1957	F0	New Mexico	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Lunenburg County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.