Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Madison County, Virginia, May 17, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.38, -78.25) to the end point (38.38, -78.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1960, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Madison County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1960 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1960 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1960 | F1 | Colorado | 17.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1960 | F0 | Texas | 0.6 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1960 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.