Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Amherst County, Virginia, May 15, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.47, -79.20) to the end point (37.47, -79.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1976, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Amherst County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 3 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 12.8 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 18.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 10.1 mi | 33 yd | 3 | 4 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | South Carolina | 6.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | Virginia | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.