Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Petersburg city, Virginia, June 21, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.20, -77.37) to the end point (37.20, -77.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 21, 1970, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Petersburg city
- Near the path
- Petersburg (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 21, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1970 | F2 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1970 | F2 | Alabama | 3.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.