Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Buckingham County, Virginia, October 2, 1979

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width20 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.38, -78.48) to the end point (37.38, -78.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 2, 1979, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Virginia
Counties: Buckingham County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 2, 1979

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Oct 2, 1979	F1	Virginia	1.1 mi	37 yd	0	0
Oct 2, 1979	F1	West Virginia	7.8 mi	10 yd	0	1

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Buckingham County

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