Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Prince Edward County, Virginia, October 13, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.28, -78.28) to the end point (37.30, -78.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 13, 1983, 2:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Prince Edward County, Nottoway County, Amelia County
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 13, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1983 | F2 | Virginia | 5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1983 | F2 | Virginia | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 13, 1983 | F2 | Virginia | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1983 | F2 | Maryland | 4 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1983 | F1 | Virginia | 4 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1983 | F0 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1983 | F0 | Virginia | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.