Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Raleigh County, West Virginia, April 19, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.75, -81.23) to the end point (37.75, -81.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1959, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- West Virginia
- Counties
- Raleigh County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1959 | F2 | Georgia | 6.6 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 19, 1959 | F2 | Louisiana | 20.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1959 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.