Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Norfolk city, Virginia, April 8, 1962

RatingF1

Deaths1

Injuries0

Length11.5 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.60, -76.20) to the end point (36.72, -76.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 8, 1962, 9:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Virginia
Counties: Norfolk city
Path: 11.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 8, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 8, 1962	F0	South Carolina	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1962	F0	North Carolina	64.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.