Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chesapeake city, Virginia, April 4, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.82, -76.27) to the end point (36.82, -76.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 4, 1976, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Chesapeake city
- Near the path
- Chesapeake (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.