Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Brunswick County, Virginia, October 14, 1986
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.78, -77.77) to the end point (36.90, -77.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 14, 1986, 3:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Brunswick County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 14, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1986 | F3 | Virginia | 5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 1986 | F2 | Virginia | 16 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 1986 | F2 | Virginia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.