Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Nottoway County, Virginia, May 22, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.5 mi
Width37 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.08, -77.97) to the end point (37.10, -77.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1983, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Nottoway County, Dinwiddie County
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 37 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1983 | F3 | Maryland | 2 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1983 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 38 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 22, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.