Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Greene County, Virginia, September 30, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries9
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.30, -78.43) to the end point (38.30, -78.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 30, 1959, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Greene County
- Near the path
- Stanardsville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 30, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1959 | F3 | Virginia | 0.8 mi | 200 yd | 11 | 4 |
| Sep 30, 1959 | F3 | Virginia | 6.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 1959 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.