Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Fairfax County, Virginia, August 9, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.87, -77.23) to the end point (38.87, -77.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1969, 10:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Fairfax County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | Ohio | 22.2 mi | 400 yd | 4 | 247 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F2 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.