Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dorchester County, Maryland, May 8, 1984
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries14
Length18 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.57, -75.90) to the end point (38.72, -75.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1984, 4:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Maryland, Delaware
- Counties
- Dorchester County, Sussex County
- Path
- 18 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1984 | F3 | Virginia | 2 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.