Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Suffolk city, Virginia, May 20, 1973
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -76.60) to the end point (36.70, -76.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1973, 7:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Suffolk city
- Near the path
- Suffolk (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 May 20, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1973 | F2 | North Carolina | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 20, 1973 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.