Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lewis County, West Virginia, June 27, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.7 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.02, -80.47) to the end point (39.10, -80.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 27, 1978, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- West Virginia
- Counties
- Lewis County
- Path
- 5.7 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 27, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1978 | F2 | Maryland | 6.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | New York | 1.9 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 5.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 3.8 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | New York | 3.6 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.