Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Albemarle County, Virginia, September 30, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths11
Injuries4
Length0.8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.05, -78.62) to the end point (38.05, -78.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 30, 1959, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Albemarle County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 11 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 30, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1959 | F3 | Virginia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 9 |
| 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.