Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Louisa County, Virginia, August 9, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length22.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.08, -78.00) to the end point (38.32, -77.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1962, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Louisa County, Spotsylvania County
- Near the path
- Lake Wilderness (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 22.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1962 | F1 | South Dakota | 10.4 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.