Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Petersburg city, Virginia, May 8, 1984
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width1,500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.22, -77.42) to the end point (37.22, -77.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1984, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Petersburg city
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 1,500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1984 | F3 | Virginia | 5 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 15 |
| May 8, 1984 | F2 | Virginia | 15 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1984 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1984 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1984 | F1 | Maryland | 3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 8, 1984 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1984 | F1 | Maryland, Delaware | 18 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 8, 1984 | F1 | Maryland, Delaware | 18 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 14 |
| May 8, 1984 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.