Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Berkeley County, West Virginia, October 2, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length7.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.43, -78.10) to the end point (39.48, -77.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 2, 1979, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- West Virginia
- Counties
- Berkeley County
- Near the path
- Martinsburg (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 2, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 1979 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 1979 | F1 | Virginia | 1.1 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.