Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Orange County, Virginia, August 17, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.25, -78.10) to the end point (38.25, -78.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1965, 7:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Orange County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1965 | F3 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 46 |
| Aug 17, 1965 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1965 | F0 | New York | 0.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.