Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chesapeake city, Virginia, August 27, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.83, -76.40) to the end point (36.83, -76.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 27, 1971, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Chesapeake city, Portsmouth city
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 27, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1971 | F2 | New Jersey | 28.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1971 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.