Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Goochland County, Virginia, July 9, 1977

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.9 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.72, -78.00) to the end point (37.68, -77.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 9, 1977, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Virginia
Counties: Goochland County
Near the path: Goochland (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 5.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 9, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jul 9, 1977	F2	Colorado	0.1 mi	200 yd
Jul 9, 1977	F1	Nebraska	1.5 mi	30 yd
Jul 9, 1977	F0	North Carolina	0.5 mi	20 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Goochland County
Cumberland County
Orange County
Caroline County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.