Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Washington County, Virginia, April 4, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length8.4 mi
Width177 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.85, -81.92) to the end point (36.88, -81.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 4, 1974, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Washington County, Smyth County
- Path
- 8.4 miles long, up to 177 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 4, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1974 | F3 | West Virginia | 9.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F3 | West Virginia | 32.2 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 11 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F2 | Virginia | 6.5 mi | 177 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F2 | North Carolina | 5.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F1 | Virginia | 7.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F1 | West Virginia | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F1 | Virginia | 15.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | Tennessee | 8.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | Tennessee | 4.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | Virginia | 8.6 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | Virginia, Tennessee | 18 mi | 2,500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | North Carolina | 9.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.