Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, January 26, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.80, -78.33) to the end point (36.80, -78.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 26, 1978, 12:01 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Mecklenburg County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 26, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 1978 | F3 | Virginia | 0.7 mi | 250 yd | 1 | 10 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.