Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Falls Church city, Virginia, October 13, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.88, -77.20) to the end point (38.88, -77.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 13, 1983, 6:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Falls Church city
- Near the path
- Idylwood, West Falls Church (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 40 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 | Maryland | 4 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1983 | F1 | Virginia | 6 mi | 30 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.